Synonyms

• Pelagophyceae Andersen & Saunders, 1993
• Pelagophycea Cavalier-Smith 1993

Cavalier-Smith (1993)

From Kingdom Protozoa and its 18 phyla

In Phylum Heterokonta, Subphylum Ochrista, Infraphylum Raphidoista, Superclass Dictyochia
Class Pelagophycea Anderson Andersen and Saunders, 1993 orthog. emend.

David J. Patterson (1999)

From The Diversity of Eukaryotes

In Stramenopiles, Stramenochromes
Clade Pelagophytes

Andersen & Preisig, in Lee et al. (2000)

Andersen, R.A. & Preisig, H.R., 2000. Class Pelagophyceae Andersen & Saunders 1993. In: Lee, J.J., Leedale, G.F. & Bradbury, P. An Illustrated Guide to the Protozoa. Society of Protozoologists/Allen Press: Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.A, 2nd ed., vol. 2, p. 733-743, . See Brands, S.J. (1989-2015), .

In “protozoa”, “stramenopiles”

• Class Pelagophyceae Andersen & Saunders, 1993
  • Order Pelagomonadales Andersen & Saunders, 1993
    • Genus Aureococcus Hargraves & Sieburth, in Sieburth et al., 1988
    • Genus Pelagococcus Norris, in Lewin et al., 1977
    • Genus Pelagomonas Andersen & Saunders, in Andersen et al., 1993
  • Order Sarcinochrysidales Gayral & Billiard, 1977
    • Genus Ankylochrysis Billard, in Honda & Inouye, 1995
    • Genus Aureoumbra Stockwell, DeYoe, Hargraves & Johnson, in DeYoe et al., 1997
    • Genus Chrysocystis Lobban, Honda & Chihara, in Lobban, 1995
    • Genus Chrysonephos Taylor, 1952
    • Genus Chrysoreinhardia Billard, in Hoffman et al., 2000
    • Genus Nematochrysopsis Chadefaud, 1947
    • Genus Sarcinochrysis Geitler, 1930
  • Incertae sedis:
    • Genus Chrysophaeum Lewis & Bryan, 1941
    • Genus Sulcochrysis Honda, Kawachi & Inouye, 1995

Kristiansen & Preisig (2001)

Kristiansen, J. & Preisig, H.R. 2001. Encyclopedia of Chrysophyte Genera. Bibliotheca Phycologica, Band 110. J. Cramer, Berlin/Stuttgart. See Brands, S.J. (1989-2015), .

• [Table 1. Classes, orders, families and genera of chrysophytes, p. 9]
  • Class Pelagophyceae R.A. Andersen & G.W. Saunders in Andersen et al., 1993
    • Order Pelagomonadales R.A. Andersen & G.W. Saunders in Andersen et al., 1993
    • Order Sarcinochrysidales Gayral & Billiard, 1977

Mikrjukov & Patterson (2001)

Mikrjukov, K. A., & Patterson, D. J. (2001). Taxonomy and phylogeny of Heliozoa. III. Actinophryids. Acta Protozoologica, 40(1), 3-26,

Classification 1

• Superclass Dictyochia Haeckel, 1894
  • Class Pelagophyceae Andersen and Sanders, 1993
  • Class Actinochrysophyceae Cavalier-Smith, 1995

Classification 2

• [In stramenopiles: Superclass Dictyochia Haeckel, 1894]
  • pelagophytes [Class Pelagophyceae Andersen and Sanders, 1993]
  • Axodines [Class Actinochrysophyceae Cavalier-Smith, 1995]

Adl et al. (2012)

Adl, S.M. et al. (2012). The revised classification of eukaryotes. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 59 (5): 429–514, (PDF)

Eukaryota

• Sar Burki et al., 2008 (R)
  • Stramenopiles Patterson, 1989, emend. Adl et al., 2005
    • Pelagophyceae Andersen & Saunders, 1993
      • Pelagomonadales Andersen & Saunders, 1993
        • Aureococcus, Aureoumbra, Pelagococcus, Pelagomonas
      • Sarcinochrysidales Gayral & Billard, 1977
        • Ankylochrisis, Nematochrysopsis, Pulvinaria, Sarcinochrysis