Bacillariophyceae

Template:Short description Template:Automatic taxobox Bacillariophyceae is a class of diatoms.<ref name="Adl-2018">Template:Cite journal</ref> Previously, this class was equivalent to Diatomeae, the taxonomic name for all diatoms.<ref name="Cavalier-Smith-2018">Template:Cite journal</ref> However, due to both the known and estimated diversity of diatoms, since 2019 they have been expanded to several classes.<ref>Template:Citation</ref> In particular, Bacillariophyceae was given the following modified diagnosis:<ref name="Adl-2018"/> Template:Blockquote