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Coscinodiscoideae (disused)

Bacillariophyceae - Coscinodiscales - Coscinodiscaceae

Taxonomy
Coscinodiscoideae is a subfamily. It is extant.

It was assigned to Coscinodiscaceae by Patrick (1940) and Andrews (1976).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Coscinodiscoideae Patrick p. 193
1976Coscinodiscoideae Andrews p. 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomProtista
phylumOchrophyta
classBacillariophyceaeHaeckel 1878
orderCoscinodiscalesRound and Crawford 1990
RankNameAuthor
familyCoscinodiscaceae
subfamilyCoscinodiscoideae
subfamilyCoscinodiscoideae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Environment: marine, brackish, freshwaterc
Diet: "photoautotroph"c
Created: 2008-03-19 02:48:18
Modified: 2008-03-19 04:48:18
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available