Thalassiosiraceae
| Thalassiosiraceae | |
|---|---|
| Fossil Thalassiosira sp. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Phylum: | Ochrophyta |
| Clade: | Diatomeae |
| Class: | Bacillariophyceae |
| Order: | Thalassiosirales |
| Family: | Thalassiosiraceae Lebour, 1930 |
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Thalassiosiraceae is a family of diatoms in the order Thalassiosirales. The family of Thalassiosiraceae have the unique quality of having a flat valve face. These diatoms are common in brackish, nearshore, and open-ocean habitats, with approximately the same number of freshwater and marine species.