Pavlovaceae is a

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of haptophytes. It is the only family in the order Pavlovales, which is the only order in the class Pavlovophyceae. It contains four genera, '' Diacronema'', '' Exanthemachrysis'', '' Pavlova'' and ''

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''. Pavlovophyceae haptophytes also reportedly store photosynthetic carbon in paramylon polysaccharide granules (with a crystalline microfibrillar structure), unlike the chrysolaminarin used as the polysacharide storage form by most haptophytes.

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