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Coccolithales is an order of Haptophyceae. [1] The Coccolithales has long been considered one of only two orders in the Coccolithophyceae, the other order being the Isochrysidales. [2] [3]
- Coccolithales, Schwarz 1932
- Prymnesiophyceae
Coccolithophores, or coccolithophorids, are single-celled organisms which are part of the phytoplankton, the autotrophic (self-feeding) component of the plankton community.
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The best-known haptophytes are coccolithophores, which make up 673 of the 762 described haptophyte species, and have an exoskeleton of calcareous plates called coccoliths. Coccolithophores are some of the most abundant marine phytoplankton , especially in the open ocean, and are extremely abundant as microfossils, forming chalk deposits.
- Haptophytina, Hibberd, 1976 stat. nov. Cavalier-Smith, 2015
- Eukaryota
Coccolithophores are marine unicellular haptophytes that possess calcified scales called coccoliths. They are classified primarily on the morphology and crystallography of the coccoliths.
- Kyoko Hagino, Jeremy R. Young
- 2015
Coccolithophores occupy a special position within the marine phytoplankton because of their production of intricate calcite scales, or coccoliths. Coccolithophores are major contributors to global ocean calcification and long-term carbon fluxes.
Coccolithales. Haptophytes are a phylum of algae, sometimes called the Prymnesiophyta. [1] All or most of them are single-celled photosynthetic phytoplankton . The cells typically have two slightly unequal flagella and a unique organelle called a haptonema.
Coccolithales is an order of Haptophyta. There are 70 species of Coccolithales, in 13 genera and 4 families. It includes groups like Coccolithaceae, Hymenomonadaceae, and Calcidiscaceae. EOL has data for one attribute:
