Biddulphiaceae

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Biddulphiaceae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Sar
Clade: Stramenopiles
Phylum: Ochrophyta
Clade: Diatomeae
Class: Bacillariophyceae
Order: Biddulphiales
Family: Biddulphiaceae
Kützing, 1844
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Biddulphiaceae is a proposed family of diatoms, the only family in the order Biddulphiales. [1] The Biddulphiaceae are distinguished from the Eupodiscaceae by their pseudocelli, where the Eupodiscaceae have fully developed ocelli. [2] Both families commonly inhabit the littoral zone of the ocean, close to the shore. [3] Sixteen species of Biddulphiaceae are found on the west coast of India. [4]

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References

  1. "Biddulphiaceae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
  2. Medlin, Linda Karen; Doucette, Gregory John; Villac, Maria Célia (2008). Phytoplankton evolution, taxonomy and ecology. J. Cramer. ISBN   9783443510558.
  3. Ashworth, Matt P.; Nakov, Teofil; Theriot, Edward C. (2013). "Revisiting Ross and Sims (1971): toward a molecular phylogeny of the Biddulphiaceae and Eupodiscaceae (Bacillariophyceae)". Journal of Phycology. 49 (6): 1207–1222. doi:10.1111/jpy.12131. ISSN   1529-8817. PMID   27007638. S2CID   41735118.
  4. Venkataraman, Krishnamoorthy; Sivaperuman, Chandrakasan (2014-11-21). Marine Faunal Diversity in India: Taxonomy, Ecology and Conservation. Academic Press. ISBN   9780128019627.