Asterionella Hassall 1850 (diatom)

Bacillariophyceae - Fragilariales - Fragilariaceae

Full reference: A. H. Hassall. 1850. The Diatomaceae in the Water Supplied to the inhabitants of London and the suburban districts. A microscopic Examination of the water 60

Parent taxon: Fragilariaceae according to A. H. Hassall 1850

Sister taxa: Ceratoneis, Creania, Diatoma, Fragilaria, Fragilarioideae, Meridion, Neosynedra, Opephora, Podocystis, Raphoneis, Synedra, Synedropsis, Tabellarioideae

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: "photoautotroph"

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Asterionella in the database

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