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IRMNG taxon detailsBacillariophyceae
Pennales · unaccepted (non-current name)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Ruggiero et al., 2015, consider the diatoms to be at class level (Bacillariophyceae) within a broader phylum Ochrophyta....
Taxonomic remark Ruggiero et al., 2015, consider the diatoms to be at class level (Bacillariophyceae) within a broader phylum Ochrophyta. However Medlin, 2016 (followed by AlgaeBase, 2021 version) treat the diatoms as a phylum (Bacillariophyta), with Bacillariophyceae one of the latter's three component classes. Latest treatment (Gury et al., 2023; AlgaeBase, 2025) treat diatoms as a subphylum (Bacillariophytina) within Heterokontophyta. [details]
IRMNG (2025). Bacillariophyceae. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1118 on 2025-05-19
Date action by
basis of record
Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details]
additional source Ruggiero, M. A.; Gordon, D. P.; Orrell, T. M.; Bailly, N.; Bourgoin, T.; Brusca, R. C.; Cavalier-Smith, T.; Guiry, M. D.; Kirk, P. M. (2015). A higher level classification of all living organisms. <em>PLOS ONE.</em> 10(4): e0119248., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0119248 [details] additional source Medlin, L. K. (2016). Evolution of the diatoms: major steps in their evolution and a review of the supporting molecular and morphological evidence. <em>Phycologia.</em> 55(1): 79-103., available online at https://doi.org/10.2216/15-105.1 note: as one class of diatoms, within a broader phylum Bacillariophyta [details] current name source Guiry, M. D.; Andersen, R. A.; Moestrup, Ø. (2023). Validation of the name Heterokontophyta. <em>Notulae Algarum.</em> 297: 1-5., available online at https://www.notulaealgarum.com/2023/documents/Notulae%20Algarum%20No.%20297.pdf [details] Unreviewed
Taxonomic remark Ruggiero et al., 2015, consider the diatoms to be at class level (Bacillariophyceae) within a broader phylum Ochrophyta. However Medlin, 2016 (followed by AlgaeBase, 2021 version) treat the diatoms as a phylum (Bacillariophyta), with Bacillariophyceae one of the latter's three component classes. Latest treatment (Gury et al., 2023; AlgaeBase, 2025) treat diatoms as a subphylum (Bacillariophytina) within Heterokontophyta. [details]
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