Bacillariaceae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
(unranked): | SAR |
Superphylum: | Heterokonta |
Class: | Bacillariophyceae |
Order: | Bacillariales |
Family: |
Bacillariaceae Ehrenb. |
Bacillariaceae is a family of diatoms in the phylum Heterokontophyta, 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.
This family includes the following genera: