Skeletonemataceae
| Skeletonemataceae | |
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| Skeletonema costatum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Phylum: | Gyrista |
| Subphylum: | Ochrophytina |
| Class: | Bacillariophyceae |
| Order: | Thalassiosirales |
| Family: | Skeletonemataceae Lebour, 1930, sensu emend.[1] |
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| Synonyms | |
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Skeletonemaceae | |
Skeletonemataceae is a family of diatoms in the order Thalassiosirales. There is currently only one known genus in this family of diatoms known as Skeletonema as reported from diatom.org.[2] Being from the Thalassiosirales order means that Skeletonemataceae are centric diatoms.
The sexual reproduction of oogamous is where reproduction occurs by the union of mobile male and immobile female gametes.[3] This way of reproduction is possible due to the lack of significant motility which is also a defining trait of Skeletonema.
References[edit]
- ^ The planktonic diatoms of northern seas. MV Lebour, 1930
- ^ "Skeletonema | Genera - Diatoms of North America". diatoms.org. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
- ^ "Definition of oogamous | Dictionary.com". www.dictionary.com. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
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