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Bacillariaceae

Synonyms: Giffeniaceae; Nitzschiaceae

Wikipedia Abstract

Bacillariaceae is a family of diatoms in the phylum Heterokontophyta. Some of the genus members such as Nitzchia are found in halophilic environments; for example, some halophile species of Nitzchia are found in the seasonally flooded Makgadikgadi Pans in Botswana.
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Genus

Allonitzschia (1)
Bacillaria (67)
Crucidenticula (4)
Cylindrotheca (34)
Cymbellonitzschia (7)
Denticula (88)
Denticulopsis (15)
Fragilariopsis (26)
Gomphonitzschia (10)
Grunowia (7)
Hantzschia (103)
Neodenticula (2)
Nitzschia (1,388)
Nitzschiella (9)
Ophidocampa (15)
Perrya (4)
Psammodictyon (5)
Pseudo-nitzschia (64)
Simonsenia (3)
Tryblionella (50)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0