Syracosphaeraceae

Syracosphaeraceae
Electron microscope image of syracosphaera azureaplaneta (blue color added)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Phylum: Haptista
Subphylum: Haptophytina
Class: Prymnesiophyceae
Order: Syracosphaerales
Family: Syracosphaeraceae
Lemmermann, 1908

Syracosphaeraceae is a family of algae consisting of the following genera:

  • Calciopappus Gaarder & Ramsfjell, 1954
  • Caneosphaera Gaarder, 1977
  • Coronosphaera Gaarder, 1977
  • Deutschlandia Lohmann, 1912
  • Lohmannosphaera Schiller, 1913
  • Michaelsarsia Gran, 1912
  • Ophiaster Gran, 1912
  • Syracosphaera Lohmann, 1902