Bacillariaceae is a family of diatoms, 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.[1]

Bacillariaceae
Nitzschia kerguelensis
Nitzschia kerguelensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Stramenopiles
Phylum: Gyrista
Subphylum: Ochrophytina
Class: Bacillariophyceae
Subclass: Bacillariophycidae
Superorder: Bacillariophycanae
Order: Bacillariales
Hendey 1937 sensu emend.
Family: Bacillariaceae
Ehrenb.

Genera

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This family includes these genera:[2]

Figures in brackets are approx. how many species per family.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ C. Michael Hogan (2008) Makgadikgadi, The Megalithic Portal, ed. A. Burnham
  2. ^ "ITIS report:Bacillariaceae Ehrenb".
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Bacillariaceae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 24 August 2022.