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Pelagophyceae
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Pelagophyceae is a class of heterokont algae. It is the sister group of the Dictyochophyceae.[2]

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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.[3]

The class contains 13 genera, three families and two orders (2017):[4][5]

  • 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 2018

It is expected that molecular studies will add more species to this list.[3]

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