Pelagophyceae

Pelagophyceae
Scientific classification
Clade:	SAR
Phylum:	Ochrophyta
Class:	Pelagophyceae; R.A.Andersen & G.W.Saunders, 1993
Orders
	; ;
Synonyms
	Pelagophycidae Andersen & Saunders 1993 ex Cavalier-Smith & Chao 2006; Sarcinochrysidae Cavalier-Smith 1993; Sarcinochrysidophyceae Van Den Hoek, Mann & Jahns 1995;

Pelagophyceae is a class of heterokont algae. It is the sister group of 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 () are macroscopic attached organisms.^[1]

The class contains 13 genera, 3 families and 2 orders (2017):^[2]^[3]

Order Andersen & Saunders 1993
- Family Andersen & Saunders 1993
  - genus Billard 1995
  - genus Aureococcus Hargraves & Sieburth 1988
  - genus Lewis & Bryan 1941 non Taylor 1951
  - genus Norris 1977
  - genus Pelagomonas Andersen & Saunders 1993
Order Gayral & Billard 1977
- Family Melkonian, Yoon & Andersen 2018
  - genus Lobban, Honda & Chihara 1995
  - genus Billard 2000
  - genus Yoon & Andersen 2018
- Family Gayral & Billard 1977
  - genus Wetherbee & Waller 2015
  - genus Andersen & Han 2018
  - genus Wynne & Andersen 2014
  - genus Aureoumbra Stockwell et al. 1997
  - genus Taylor 1952
  - genus Billard 2000
  - genus Andersen & Graf 2018
  - genus Geitler 1930
  - genus Andersen & Han 2018

It is expected that molecular studies will add more species to this list.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c Wetherbee R.; Gornik S. G.; Grant B.; Waller R. F. (2015). "Andersenia, a genus of filamentous, sand-dwelling Pelagophyceae from southeastern Australia". Phycologia. 54 (1): 35–48. doi:10.2216/14-107.1.
^ "Pelagophyceae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
^ Han, K.; Graf, L.; Reyes, C. P.; Melkonian, B.; Andersen, R. A.; Yoon, H. S.; Melkonian, M. (2018). "A Re-investigation of Sarcinochrysis marina (Sarcinochrysidales, Pelagophyceae) from its Type Locality and the Descriptions of Arachnochrysis, Pelagospilus, Sargassococcus and Sungminbooa genera nov". Protist. 169 (1): 79–10. doi:10.1016/j.protis.2017.12.004.

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[Wetherbee_2015-1] Wetherbee R.; Gornik S. G.; Grant B.; Waller R. F. (2015). "Andersenia, a genus of filamentous, sand-dwelling Pelagophyceae from southeastern Australia". Phycologia. 54 (1): 35–48. doi:10.2216/14-107.1.

[WoRMS-2] "Pelagophyceae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2017-06-13.

[3] Han, K.; Graf, L.; Reyes, C. P.; Melkonian, B.; Andersen, R. A.; Yoon, H. S.; Melkonian, M. (2018). "A Re-investigation of Sarcinochrysis marina (Sarcinochrysidales, Pelagophyceae) from its Type Locality and the Descriptions of Arachnochrysis, Pelagospilus, Sargassococcus and Sungminbooa genera nov". Protist. 169 (1): 79–10. doi:10.1016/j.protis.2017.12.004.

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Pelagophyceae

Scientific classification
Clade:	SAR
Phylum:	Ochrophyta
Class:	Pelagophyceae R.A.Andersen & G.W.Saunders, 1993
Orders

Synonyms
Pelagophycidae Andersen & Saunders 1993 ex Cavalier-Smith & Chao 2006 Sarcinochrysidae Cavalier-Smith 1993 Sarcinochrysidophyceae Van Den Hoek, Mann & Jahns 1995