Epiphalaina

Category

Symmetric Biraphid
Class

Bacillariophyceae
Order

Mastogloiales
Family

Stauroneidaceae

Type Species

Epiphalaina aleutica (T.Nemoto) R.W.Holmes, S.Nagasawa and Takano

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Tom Frankovich, Mike Sullivan, Matt Ashworth, Roksana Majewska - Jan 2026

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Denys, L. (1997) Morphology and taxonomy of epizoic diatoms (Epiphalaina and Tursiocola) on a sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) stranded on the coast of Belgium. Diatom Research 12: 1–18.

Publication Link: 10.1080/0269249X.1997.9705398
Frankovich, T.A., Ashworth. M.P., Sullivan, M.J., Theriot, E.C. and Stacy, N.I. (2018) Epizoic and apochlorotic Tursiocola species (Bacillariophyta) from the skin of Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris) Protist 169: 539–568.

Publication Link: 10.1016/j.protis.2018.04.002
Holmes, R.W., Nagasawa, S. and Takano, H. (1993) The morphology and geographic distribution of epidermal diatoms of the Dall’s porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli True) in the Northern Pacific Ocean. Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo Series B 19: 1–18.
Nemoto, T. (1956) On the diatoms of the skin film of the whales in the Northern Pacific. Scientific Reports of the Whales Research Institute, Tokyo 11: 99–132.

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Frankovich, T., Sullivan, M., Ashworth, M., Majewska, R. (2026). Epiphalaina. In Diatoms of North America. Retrieved March 31, 2026, from https://diatoms.org/genera/epiphalaina

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