''Aulacoseira'' is a genus of
diatom
A diatom (Neo-Latin ''diatoma''), "a cutting through, a severance", from el, διάτομος, diátomos, "cut in half, divided equally" from el, διατέμνω, diatémno, "to cut in twain". is any member of a large group comprising sev ...
s belonging to the family
Aulacoseiraceae
Aulacoseirales is an order of diatoms belonging to the class Bacillariophyceae. The order consists only one family: Aulacoseiraceae.
Genera
Genera:
* '' Alveolophora'' A.I.Moisseeva & T.L.Nevretdinova, 1990
* ''Aulacoseira'' G.H.K.Thwaites, 1848 ...
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The genus has
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
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Species:
*''
Aulacoseira accincta''
*''
Aulacoseira acicularia''
*''
Aulacoseira aculeifera''
*''
Aulacoseira granulata''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q771551
Diatoms
Diatom genera