Eupodiscaceae Explained

Eupodiscaceae is a diatom family (Bacillariophyceae) present both in marine and freshwater habitats^{[1] [2]} Odontella is the only genera in this family with typical marine species. However, Round et al. (1990) placed Odontella in Triceratiaceae (Schutt) Lemmermann, order Triceratiales Round and Crawford, subclass Biddulphiophycidae Round and Crawford.^[3] The taxonomic status of this family is unclear and disputed.^{[1] [3]}

Further reading

Sims. Patricia. Witkowski. Jakub. Generic limits within the Eupodiscaceae: I. Observations on three unusual species of Cerataulus, with reference to the type species, C. turgidus. Diatom Research. December 2012. 27. 4. 223–236. 10.1080/0269249X.2012.720613.

Notes and References

1. Tomas, C. R., Hasle G. R., Syvertsen, E. E., Steidinger, K. A., Tangen, K., Throndsen, J., Heimdal, B. R., (1997). Identifying Marine Phytoplankton,pp. 858. Academic Press.
2. Simonsen, R., (1979). The diatom system: Ideas on phylogeny, Bacillaria 2:9-71.
3. Round, F. E., Crawford, R. M., Mann, D. G., (1990). The Diatoms, Biology and Morphology of the Genera, pp. 747. Cambridge University Press.