''Fragilariforma'' is a genus of
diatoms
A diatom (Neo-Latin ''diatoma'') is any member of a large group comprising several Genus, genera of algae, specifically microalgae, found in the oceans, waterways and soils of the world. Living diatoms make up a significant portion of Earth's B ...
belonging to the family
Fragilariaceae.
The genus was
first described by D. M. Williams and Round in 1988.
The genus has
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and en ...
.
Species:
* ''
Fragilariforma bicapitata
''Fragilariforma'' is a genus of diatoms belonging to the family Fragilariaceae.
The genus was first described by D. M. Williams and Round in 1988.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* '' Fragilariforma bicapitata''
* ''Fragil ...
''
* ''
Fragilariforma neoproducta
''Fragilariforma'' is a genus of diatoms belonging to the family Fragilariaceae.
The genus was first described by D. M. Williams and Round in 1988.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is t ...
''
* ''
Fragilariforma virescens
''Fragilariforma'' is a genus of diatoms belonging to the family Fragilariaceae.
The genus was first described by D. M. Williams and Round in 1988.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* ''Fragilariforma bicapitata''
* ''Fragila ...
''
* ''
Fragilariforma virescens
''Fragilariforma'' is a genus of diatoms belonging to the family Fragilariaceae.
The genus was first described by D. M. Williams and Round in 1988.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* ''Fragilariforma bicapitata''
* ''Fragila ...
''
References
Diatoms
Diatom genera
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