''Fragilariopsis'' 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
Bacillariaceae
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 Makgadikg ...
.
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 ...
.
Species
Species:
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Fragilariopsis acuta''
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Fragilariopsis angulata''
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Fragilariopsis atlantica''
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Fragilariopsis kerguelensis
''Fragilariopsis kerguelensis'', is a pennate diatom native to the Southern Ocean. It has been characterized as "the most abundant diatom in the Antarctic Seas".
Description
''Fragilariopsis kerguelensis'' is a unicellular, phototrophic, micro ...
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References
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Bacillariales
Diatom genera