Pelagophycidae is a subclass of heterokont algae.It is the sister group of the axodines.[2] Together, they form the class Dictyochophyceae.[1]
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.[2]
The subclass contains 13 genera, 3 families and 2 orders (2017):[3][4]
It is expected that molecular studies will add more species to this list.[2]
Pelagophycidae is a subclass of heterokont algae.It is the sister group of the axodines. Together, they form the class Dictyochophyceae.
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.
The subclass contains 13 genera, 3 families and 2 orders (2017):
Order Pelagomonadales Andersen & Saunders 1993 Family Pelagomonadaceae Andersen & Saunders 1993 genus Ankylochrysis Billard 1995 genus Aureococcus Hargraves & Sieburth 1988 genus Chrysophaeum Lewis & Bryan 1941 non Taylor 1951 genus Pelagococcus Norris 1977 genus Pelagomonas Andersen & Saunders 1993 Order Sarcinochrysidales Gayral & Billard 1977 Family Chrysocystaceae Melkonian, Yoon & Andersen 2018 genus Chrysocystis Lobban, Honda & Chihara 1995 genus Chrysoreinhardia Billard 2000 genus Sungminbooa Yoon & Andersen 2018 Family Sarcinochrysidaceae Gayral & Billard 1977 genus Andersenia Wetherbee & Waller 2015 genus Arachnochrysis Andersen & Han 2018 genus Aureoscheda Wynne & Andersen 2014 genus Aureoumbra Stockwell et al. 1997 genus Chrysonephos Taylor 1952 genus Nematochrysopsis Billard 2000 genus Pelagospilus Andersen & Graf 2018 genus Sarcinochrysis Geitler 1930 genus Sargassococcus Andersen & Han 2018It is expected that molecular studies will add more species to this list.
