Bacillaria
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Category
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ClassBacillariophyceae
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OrderBacillariales
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FamilyBacillariaceae
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Type SpeciesBacillaria paxillifera (O.F.Müller) Hendey
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ContributorSarah Spaulding, Mark Edlund - Jul 2008
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ReviewerSam Rushforth - Apr 2010
Displaying 1 of 1 species
Sorted from smallest to largest by maximum length
Citations & Links
Citations
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Publication Link: 10.1080/09670260701428864
Links
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Index Nominum Algarum
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CAS
Updates
Jul 27, 2018 - Update of type species of the genus Bacillaria
From July 2008 until July 2018, the generitype of Bacillaria was presented on this page as Bacillaria paradoxa. In July 2018, the page was revised to present the generitype as Bacillaria paxillifera (O.F.Müller) Hendey J.F.Gmelin 1788, following the revision of Jahn and Schmid (2007).
Cite This Page
Spaulding, S., Edlund, M. (2008). Bacillaria. In Diatoms of North America. Retrieved May 01, 2026, from https://diatoms.org/genera/bacillaria?x-craft-preview=409442409a997390693ff24c7010fd6f1c96fb56f8f091fa016a63de9a54aaccecpiqubknd
Nitzschioid
Bacillaria
- Raphe positioned in the central apical axis
- Striae relatively coarse
- Cells grow in colonies, linked by their keels
The raphe of Bacillaria species is located within a raised keel. In contrast to the excentrically positioned raphe and keel of Nitzschia, the raphe of Bacillaria is centrally positioned along the apical axis. The striae are distinct and relatively coarse. Living cells form colonies. The colonies are joined by silica hooks near the keel,...