Bacteriastrum

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Bacteriastrum
Bacteriastrum delicatulum
Bacteriastrum delicatulum
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Chromalveolata
Phylum: Heterokontophyta
Class: Bacillariophyceae
Order: Centrales
Suborder: Biddulphiineae
Family: Chaetocerotaceae
Genus: Bacteriastrum
Species
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Bacteriastrum is a genus of diatoms in family Chaetocerotaceae [1]. There are more than 30 described species in genus Bacteriastrum, but many of these are not currently accepted, and new species are still added to the genus[2].

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  • Bacteriastrum delicatulum Cleve
  • Bacteriastrum elongatum Cleve
  • Bacteriastrum furcatum Shadbolt
  • Bacteriastrum hyalinum Lauder
  • Bacteriastrum parallelum D. Sarno, A. Zingone & D. Marino
  • Bacteriastrum solitarium Mangin

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Tomas, C. R., Hasle G. R., Syvertsen, E. E., Steidinger, K. A., Tangen, K., Throndsen, J., Heimdal, B. R., (1997). Identifying Marine Phytoplankton, Academic Press.
  2. ^ Sarno, D., Zingone, A. & Marino, D. (1997). Bacteriastrum parallelum sp. nov., a new diatom from the Gulf of Naples, and new observations on B. furcatum (Chaetocerotaceae, Bacillariophyta). Phycologia 36: 257-266