Eupodiscaceae is a diatom family used in some classifications (Bacillariophyceae) present both in marine and freshwater habitatsTomas, 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.Simonsen, R., (1979). The diatom system: Ideas on phylogeny, Bacillaria 2:9-71. Odontella is the only genus 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.Round, F. E., Crawford, R. M., Mann, D. G., (1990). The Diatoms, Biology and Morphology of the Genera, pp. 747. Cambridge University Press. The taxonomic status of this family is unclear and disputed.
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