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Bacillariophyta (diatoms)

Life > Eukaryotes > Chromalveolata > Stramenopiles

Classification

Coscinodiscophytina

 
 

Paralids

Genera: Paralia.

 
 

Melosirids

Genera: Aulacoseira, Melosira, Stephanopyxis.

 
 

Coscinodiscids

Genera: Actinoptychus, Coscinodiscus.

 
 

Arachnoidiscids

Genera: Arachnoidiscus.

 
 

Rhizosolenids

Genera: Guinardia, Leptocylindrus, Rhizosolenia.

 
 

Corethrids

Genera: Corethron.

 

Bacillariophytina

 
 

Mediophyceae

Genera: Chaetoceros, Cymatosira, Ditylum, Odontella, Skeletonema, Thalassiosira.

 
 

Bacillariophyceae

Genera: Asterionella, Eunotia, Navicula, Nitzschia, Rhaphoneis.

 

Publications

  • Adl, S.M., Simpson, A.G., Farmer, M.A., Andersen, R.A., Anderson, O.R., Barta, J.R., Bowser, S.S., Brugerolle, G., Fensome, R.A., Fredericq, S., James, T.Y., Karpov, S., Kugrens, P., Krug, J., Lane, C.E., Lewis, L.A., Lodge, J., Lynn, D.H., Mann, D.G., McCourt, R.M., Mendoza, L., Moestrup, Ø., Mozley-Standridge, S.E., Nerad, T.A., Shearer, C.A., Smirnov, A.V., Spiegel, F.W. and Taylor, M.F.J.R. 2005. The new higher level classification of eukaryotes with emphasis on the taxonomy of protists. Eukaryote Microbiology 52(5): 399-451.