Coscinodiscophycidae

Coscinodiscophycidae
Actinocyclus normanii, a diatom from the family Hemidiscaceae
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: Sar
Clade: Stramenopiles
Phylum: Ochrophyta
Clade: Diatomeae
Class: Bacillariophyceae
Subclass: Coscinodiscophycidae
Superorders
Synonyms

Coscinodiscineae


Coscinodiscophycidae is a subclass of diatoms, previously known as "Centrales", a paraphyletic order of centric diatoms, a major group of algae and one of the most common members of the phytoplankton.