Bacillariophyceae

Bacillariophyceae is a class of heterokont. There are 4941 species of Bacillariophyceae, in 237 genera and 38 families.

EOL has data for 6 attributes, including:

known marine species
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/DescribedAcceptedSpecies
- Definition: number of currently described and taxonomically accepted marine species in this clade (Appeltans et al. 2012. The Magnitude of Global Marine Species Diversity. Current Biology 22, 2189–2202. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2012.09.036)
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habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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sediment
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002007
- Definition: Sediment is an environmental substance comprised of any particulate matter that can be transported by fluid flow and which eventually is deposited as a layer of solid particles on the bedor bottom of a body of water or other liquid.
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Bacillariophyceae. View this species on GBIF

The environments in which many Bacillariophyceae species are known to live. Select an environment to see its Bacillariophyceae species checklist.

The environments in which many Bacillariophyceae species are known to live. Select an environment to see its Bacillariophyceae species checklist.