Amphipleura
| Amphipleura | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Phylum: | Ochrophyta |
| Clade: | Diatomeae |
| Subphylum: | Bacillariophytina |
| Class: | Bacillariophyceae |
| Order: | Naviculales |
| Family: | Amphipleuraceae |
| Genus: | Kützing, 1844 |
| Extant species | |
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Amphipleura is a genus of diatoms belonging to the family Amphipleuraceae.[1]
The genus was first described by Friedrich Traugott Kützing in 1844.[1]
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[2]
A newly discovered species, Amphipleura vavilovii, was found to be present in rivers of Laos.[3]
Species:
- Amphipleura pellucida
- Amphipleura rutilans
- Amphipleura vavilovii
References
- ^ a b "Amphipleura Kützing, 1844 :: Algaebase". www.algaebase.org. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Amphipleura F.T.Kützing, 1844". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ Glushchenko, A. M.; Kulikovskiy, M. S. (1 January 2017). "Amphipleura vavilovii: A new diatom species of the family Amphipleuraceae from Laos". Inland Water Biology. 10 (1): 17–21. doi:10.1134/S1995082916040064. ISSN 1995-0837.