Bacillariaceae
Bacillariaceae is a family of diatoms in the phylum Heterokontophyta,[1] the only family in the order Bacillariales. Some species of genera such as Nitzchia are found in halophilic environments; for example, in the seasonally flooded Makgadikgadi Pans in Botswana.[2]
| Bacillariaceae | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Nitzschia kerguelensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Chromista |
| Phylum: | Ochrophyta |
| Class: | Bacillariophyceae |
| Order: | Bacillariales Hendey 1937 sensu emend. |
| Family: | Bacillariaceae Ehrenb. |
Genera
This family includes these genera:[3]
- Bacillaria Gmelin
- Cylindrotheca Rabenh.
- Cymbellonitzschia Hustedt in A.Schmidt et al.
- Denticula Kütz.
- Denticulopsis R. Simonsen and T. Kanaya, 1961
- Fragilariopsis Hustedt in A. Schmidt
- Hantzschia Grunow
- Neodenticula Akiba and Yanagisawa
- Nitzschia Hassall
- Pseudo-nitzschia H. Perag. in H.Perag. and Perag.
- Tryblionella W.Sm.
See also
References
- ITIS, 2008
- C. Michael Hogan (2008) Makgadikgadi, The Megalithic Portal, ed. A. Burnham
- "ITIS report:Bacillariaceae Ehrenb".
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