Alveus Kaczmarska and Fryxell 1996 (diatom)

Bacillariophyceae - Bacillariales - Bacillariaceae

Full reference: I. Kaczmarska and G. A. Fryxell. 1996. Alveus, gen. nov. (Bacillariaceae, Bacillariophyta), a heavily silicified diatom found in warm water oceans. Microscopy Research and Technique 33:2-11

Parent taxon: Bacillariaceae according to I. Kaczmarska and G. A. Fryxell 1996

Sister taxa: Bacillaria, Crucidenticula, Denticula, Denticulopsis, Fragilariopsis, Hantzschia, Neodenticula, Nitzschia, Tryblionella

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: "photoautotroph"

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Alveus in the database

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