Biddulphiaceae | |
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Terpsinoe americana | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
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]