Bacillariaceae

Bacillariaceae is a family of diatoms in the phylum Heterokontophyta,^[1] 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.^[2]

Genera

This family includes these genera:^[3]

• Bacillaria Gmelin
• Cylindrotheca Rabenh.
• Cymbellonitzschia Hustedt in A.Schmidt et al.
• Denticula Kütz.
• Denticulopsis R. Simonsen and T. Kanaya, 1961
• Fragilariopsis Hustedt in A. Schmidt
• Hantzschia Grunow
• Neodenticula Akiba and Yanagisawa
• Nitzschia Hassall
• Pseudo-nitzschia H. Perag. in H.Perag. and Perag.
• Tryblionella W.Sm.

See also

• Extremophile

References