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Chaetocerotaceae

Synonyms: Chaetoceraceae

Wikipedia Abstract

Chaetocerotaceae is a diatom family (Bacillariophyceae). This family comprise the three genera Attheya T. West, Bacteriastrum Shadbolt and Chaetoceros Ehrenberg. Chaetoceros is perhaps the largest and most species rich genus of marine planktonic diatoms. The taxonomic status within Chaetocerotaceae at present is somewhat unclear.
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Genus

Bacteriastrum (27)
Chaetoceros (382)
Goniothecium (24)
Hercotheca (7)
Peripteropsis (1)
Vallodiscus (4)

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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