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(Redirected from Amphora (alga)) Genus of single-celled organisms This article is about the genus of diatoms. For other uses, see Amphora (disambiguation).
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Amphora
Amphora ovalis
Amphora ovalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Stramenopiles
Phylum: Gyrista
Subphylum: Ochrophytina
Class: Bacillariophyceae
Order: Thalassiophysales
Family: Catenulaceae
Genus: Amphora
Ehrenberg ex Kützing, 1844
Type species
Amphora ovalis
(Kützing) Kützing
Species

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Silicified cell wall of an Amphora species consisting of two valves or overlapping halves

Amphora is a major genus of marine and freshwater diatoms. With over 1000 species, it is one of the largest genera of diatoms. These diatoms are recognized by their strongly dorsiventral frustules, which means that their ridges lie close to the ventral margin of the valve, and their girdle is much wider on the dorsal side.

Species

The following species are known:

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References

  1. Parnell, John; Trevor R. Hodkinson (2007). Reconstructing the tree of life: taxonomy and systematics of species rich taxa. Boca Raton: CRC. ISBN 978-0-8493-9579-6.
  2. Sato, Shinya; Tamotsu, Nagumo; Mann, David G. (2013). "Morphology and life history of Amphora commutata (Bacillariophyta) I: the vegetative cell and phylogenetic position". Phycologia. 52 (3): 225–238. doi:10.2216/12-072.1. S2CID 85868263.
  3. M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org/search/genus/detail/?genus_id=dbd1bc91e8d5dbfef ; searched on 06 August 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Amphora
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