Bacillariaceae
Bacillariaceae is a family of diatoms in the phylum Heterokontophyta, 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.
17 branches of this family, most-observed first
Nitzschia
genusNitzschia
Hantzschia
genusHantzschia
Bacillaria
genusBacillaria
Pseudo-nitzschia
genusPseudo-nitzschia
Tryblionella
genusTryblionella
Cylindrotheca
genusCylindrotheca
Psammodictyon
genusPsammodictyon
Denticula
genusDenticula
Fragilariopsis
genusFragilariopsis
Homoeocladia
genusHomoeocladia
Cymbellonitzschia
genusCymbellonitzschia
Grunowia
genusGrunowia
Simonsenia
genusSimonsenia
Gomphonitzschia
genusGomphonitzschia
Gomphotheca
genusGomphotheca
Giffenia
genusGiffenia
Cymatonitzschia
genusCymatonitzschia
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 200862.