''Fragilariopsis'' is a genus of
diatom
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 ...
s belonging to the family
Bacillariaceae
Bacillariaceae is a family of diatoms, the only family in the order Bacillariales. Some species of genera such as '' Nitzchia'' are found in halophilic environments; for example, in the seasonally flooded Makgadikgadi Pans in Botswana.
Genera
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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 ...
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Species
Species:
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Fragilariopsis acuta''
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Fragilariopsis angulata''
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Fragilariopsis atlantica''
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Fragilariopsis kerguelensis
''Fragilariopsis kerguelensis'', is a pennales, pennate diatom native to the Southern Ocean. It has been characterized as "the most abundant diatom in the Southern Ocean, Antarctic Seas".
Description
''Fragilariopsis kerguelensis'' is a unicellu ...
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References
Bacillariales
Diatom genera
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