Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Nitzschia confinis Hustedt

diatomea, Diatom

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Chromista

Phylum
Ochrophyta

Class
Bacillariophyceae

Order
Bacillariales

Family
Bacillariaceae

Genus
Nitzschia

Species
confinis

Taxon category: Accepted

Possibly in Seddon et al. (2011) as Nitzschia confinis Patrick.

Origin: Endemic

References

  • Guiry, M.D. Guiry, G.M. (2021) AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org
  • Horton, T. Horton, T., Kroh, A., Ahyong, S., Bailly, N., Boyko, C. B., Brandão, S. N., Gofas, S., Hooper, J. N. A., Hernandez, F., Holovachov, O., Mees, J., Molodtsova, T. N., Paulay, G., Decock, W., Dekeyzer, S., Poffyn, G., Vandepitte, L., Vanhoorne, B., Adlard, R., ... Zhao, Z. (2021) World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.
  • Patrick, R. (1970) The Diatom Flora of Some Lakes of the Galapagos Islands. Nova Hedwigia 31: 495-510.
  • Seddon, A.W.R. Froyd, C.A. & Witkowski, A. (2011) Diatoms (Bacillariophyta) of isolated islands: New taxa in the genus navicula sensu stricto from the Galapagos Islands. Seddon, A. W. R., Froyd, C. A., & Witkowski, A. (2011). Diatoms (Bacillariophyta) of isolated islands: New taxa in the genus navicula sensu stricto from the Galapagos Islands. Journal of Phycology, 47(4), 861–879.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Nitzschia confinis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=16686. Accessed 30 October 2026.