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BACILLIARIOPHYTA (diatoms)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #photos #macrophotos #microphotos #webs
Genus Asterionella (a genus of planktonic diatoms)     4 1
Species Biddulphia baileyii (a diatom)   1    
Genus Cymbella (a genus of diatoms)   2    
Species Didymosphenia geminata (L:yngb.) Schmidt (a diatom) 1   10  
Genus Eunotia (a genus of diatoms)   1    
Genus Fragillaria (a genus of diatoms)   1    
Genus Gomphonema (a genus of diatoms)   1    
Species Himantidium pectinale (a diatom)   1    
Genus Meridion (a genus of diatoms)   1    
Genus Navicula (a genus of diatoms)     1  
Genus Pinnularia (a genus of diatoms)        
Species Pinnularia mesolepta (a diatom)     2  
Species Surirella biseriata (a diatom)   2    
Genus Synedra (a genus of diatoms)   2    
Genus Tabellaria (a genus of diatoms)   5 11  

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Barber, H.G. & Haworth, E.Y., 1981 A Guide to the Morphology of the Diatom Frustule
Hingley, M., 1993 Microscopic Life in Sphagnum
Smith, W., 1853 A Synopsis of the British Diatomaceae

BACILLIARIOPHYTA may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
CHROMISTA
(algae)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with BACILLIARIOPHYTA:

Bacilliariophyta may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

CHROMISTA
(algae)

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