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Nitzschia elliptica Hustedt

diatomea, Diatom

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Chromista

Phylum
Ochrophyta

Class
Bacillariophyceae

Order
Bacillariales

Family
Bacillariaceae

Genus
Nitzschia

Species
elliptica

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

References

  • Guiry, M.D. Guiry, G.M. (2021) AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org
  • Patrick, R. (1970) The Diatom Flora of Some Lakes of the Galapagos Islands. Nova Hedwigia 31: 495-510.
  • 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.

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