The Naviculales are an order of
diatom
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Family
According to the
GBIF
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, the order has the following
families
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Amphipleuraceae (contains 1k species)
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Berkeleyaceae (144)
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Brachysiraceae (112)
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Cavinulaceae (15)
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Cosmioneidaceae (7)
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Diadesmidaceae (303)
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Diploneidaceae (450)
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Gomphonemaceae (12)
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Metascolioneidaceae (3)
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Naviculaceae
Naviculaceae is a diatom family in the order Naviculales.
Naviculaceae are typically composed of lineate areolae, one of the many forms of areolae. Some of the other areolae are punctate (''Gomphoneis'') and loculate (''Diploneis''). These can ...
(9k)
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Neidiaceae (676)
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Phaeodactylaceae (2)
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Pinnulariaceae (3k)
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Plagiotropidaceae (50)
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Pleurosigmataceae (881)
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Proschkiniaceae (36)
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Scolioneidaceae (1)
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Scoliotropidaceae (59)
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Sellaphoraceae (250)
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Stauroneidaceae (1k)
Unplaced genera
There are 5 genera that are
incertae sedis
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Boreozonacola'' (4)
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Brevilinea'' (2)
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Cholnokyella'' (1)
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Playaensis'' (3)
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Rexlowea'' (2)
Figures in brackets are approx. how many species per genus.
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References
Diatom orders
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