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Amphipleura

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Amphipleura
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Stramenopiles
Phylum: Gyrista
Subphylum: Ochrophytina
Class: Bacillariophyceae
Order: Naviculales
Family: Amphipleuraceae
Genus: Amphipleura
Kützing, 1844
Extant species
  • Amphipleura pellucida
  • Amphipleura rutilans
  • Amphipleura vavilovii

Amphipleura is a genus of diatoms belonging to the family Amphipleuraceae.[1]

The genus was first described by Friedrich Traugott Kützing in 1844.[1]

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[2]

A newly discovered species, Amphipleura vavilovii, was found to be present in rivers of Laos.[3]

Species:

References

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  1. ^ a b "Amphipleura Kützing, 1844 :: Algaebase". www.algaebase.org. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Amphipleura F.T.Kützing, 1844". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  3. ^ Glushchenko, A. M.; Kulikovskiy, M. S. (1 January 2017). "Amphipleura vavilovii: A new diatom species of the family Amphipleuraceae from Laos". Inland Water Biology. 10 (1): 17–21. doi:10.1134/S1995082916040064. ISSN 1995-0837.