Chaetocerotaceae
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| Chaetoceros furcellatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Phylum: | Gyrista |
| Subphylum: | Ochrophytina |
| Class: | Bacillariophyceae |
| Order: | incertae sedis |
| Family: | Chaetocerotaceae Ralfs in Pritchard 1861 |
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Chaetocerotaceae is a
Bacillariophyta). This family comprise the three genera Attheya T. West, Bacteriastrum Shadbolt and Chaetoceros Ehrenberg.[1] Chaetoceros is perhaps the largest and most species rich genus of marine planktonic diatoms. The taxonomic status within Chaetocerotaceae at present is somewhat unclear.[2]
Description
The cells have
resting spores are common and very different from normal vegetative cells.[1]
References
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