Pelagophyceae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Sar |
Clade: | Stramenopiles |
Phylum: | Ochrophyta |
Clade: | Diatomista |
Class: | Pelagophyceae R.A.Andersen & G.W.Saunders 1993 |
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Pelagophyceae is a class of heterokont algae. It is the sister group of the Dictyochophyceae. [2]
All known species are marine. They can be single-celled (coccoid or flagellate), palmelloid or filamentous. Some members ( Pelagomonas ) belong to picoplankton, and some other ( Sarcinochrysis ) are macroscopic attached organisms. [3]
The class contains 13 genera, three families and two orders (2017): [4] [5]
It is expected that molecular studies will add more species to this list. [3]