| Name | Pfiesteriaceae Steidinger & J. M. Burkholder |
| Authorship | Steidinger & J. M. Burkholder |
| Rank | Family |
| NomenclaturalStatus | NomLeg |
| Placed in | Peridiniales Haeckel |
| Contains | Cryptopteridiniopsis Steidinger, Landsberg, P. L. Mason, Vogelbein, P. A. Tester & Litaker Pseudopfiesteria Litaker, Steidinger, P. L. Mason, Shields & P. A. Tester |
| Remarks | Type: Pfiesteria K. A. Steidinger et J. M. Burkholder |
| Citation | 23 Feb 1996 J. Phycol. 32: 158 |