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Rhizosoleniaceae De Toni, 1890 
AphiaID: 149068

Classification: Biota > Chromista (Kingdom) > Harosa (Subkingdom) > Heterokonta (Infrakingdom) > Ochrophyta (Phylum) > Khakista (Subphylum) > Bacillariophyceae (Class) > Coscinodiscophycidae (Subclass) > Rhizosolenianae (Superorder) > Rhizosoleniales (Order)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Rhizosoleniales
Sources  basis of record: Round, F.E.; Crawford, R.M.; Mann, D.G. (1990). The diatoms: biology and morphology of the genera. Cambridge University Press: London, UK. ISBN 0-521-363187. 747 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: Tomas, C.R. (Ed.) (1997). Identifying marine phytoplankton. Academic Press: San Diego, CA [etc.] (USA). ISBN 0-12-693018-X. XV, 858 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

Direct child
taxa
[show all]		 Genus Calyptrella U.Hernández-Becerril & M.E.Meave del Castillo, 1996
Genus Dactyliosolen Castracane, 1886
Genus Guinardia H.Peragallo, 1892
Genus Neocalyptrella D.U.Hernández-Becerril & M.E.Meave del Castillo, 1997
Genus Proboscia Sundström, 1986
Genus Pseudosolenia B.G.Sundström, 1986
Genus Rhizosolenia Brightwell, 1858
Genus Urosolenia Round & R.M.Crawford, 1990

Genus Rhizosolenia C.G.Ehrenberg accepted as Rhizosolenia Brightwell, 1858 (nomen dubium)
Environment marine
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Note  Authority: Carmelo R. Tomas uses both De Toni, 1890 and Petit, 1888 as autor for this family. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:149068
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2005-03-30 08:52:46Z  created  db_admin
2008-10-24 09:00:36Z  checked  Guiry, Michael D.
  
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  Citation: Guiry, Michael D. (2013). Rhizosoleniaceae. In: Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2013). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=149068 on 2013-05-21
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