Olisthodiscus
Class of heterokont algae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Olisthodiscus is a genus of heterokont algae, present in marine or brackish waters. It is the only genus in the family Olisthodiscaceae, the order Olisthodiscales, and the class Olisthodiscophyceae. After a long history of controversial classifications, in 2021 it was recognized as a phylogenetically distinct lineage from the rest of ochrophyte classes.[1][3]
Class of heterokont algae
| Olisthodiscus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Phylum: | Gyrista |
| Subphylum: | Ochrophytina |
| Class: | Olisthodiscophyceae Barcytė, Eikrem & M. Eliáš, 2021[1] |
| Order: | Olisthodiscales Cavalier-Smith, 2013 emend. Barcytė, Eikrem & M. Eliáš, 2021 |
| Family: | Olisthodiscaceae Cavalier-Smith, 2013 emend. Barcytė, Eikrem & M. Eliáš, 2021 |
| Genus: | Olisthodiscus Carter 1937[2] |
| Type species | |
| Olisthodiscus luteus Carter 1937 | |
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