Diatoms of North AmericaDiatoms of North America

Nitzschia

Hass. 1845

Nitzschia Guide
  • Category
    Nitzschioid
  • Class
    Bacillariophyceae
  • Order
    Bacillariales
  • Family
    Bacillariaceae
  • Type Species
    Nitzschia elongata Hass.

Displaying 43 of 43 species

Sorted from smallest to largest by maximum length
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Nitzschia inconspicua Length: 5-12 Width: 2-3 Striae: 24-30
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Nitzschia innominata Length: 6-14 Width: 2-3 Striae: 26-30
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Nitzschia microcephala Length: 10-15 Width: 3-3 Striae: 40-45
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Nitzschia fonticoloides Length: 9-16 Width: 3-4 Striae: 33-35
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Nitzschia soratensis Length: 3-17 Width: 2-3 Striae: 27-30
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Nitzschia perminuta Length: 8-20 Width: 3-4 Striae: 22-27
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Nitzschia siliqua Length: 16-20 Width: 3-3 Striae: 16-20
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Nitzschia alpina Length: 13-21 Width: 3-4 Striae: 23-25
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Nitzschia liebethruthii Length: 9-21 Width: 3-6 Striae: 24-26
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Nitzschia desertorum Length: 13-22 Width: 3-4 Striae: 25-26
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Nitzschia semirobusta Length: 9-22 Width: 4-5 Striae: 14-18
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Nitzschia valdecostata Length: 10-25 Width: 3-5 Striae: 17-19
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Nitzschia palea var. debilis Length: 20-30 Width: 2-3 Striae: 40-45
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Nitzschia acidoclinata Length: 18-32 Width: 2-2 Striae: 31-33
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Nitzschia minuta Length: 20-36 Width: 4-5 Striae: 36-39
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Nitzschia palea var. tenuirostris Length: 20-36 Width: 2-3 Striae: 40-45
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Nitzschia amphibia Length: 14-37 Width: 4-4 Striae: 14-18
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Nitzschia communis Length: 25-40 Width: 3-4 Striae: 32-38
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Nitzschia oregona Length: 15-42 Width: 3-3 Striae: 23-25
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Nitzschia palea Length: 12-42 Width: 3-4 Striae: 36-38
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Nitzschia oligotraphenta Length: 30-46 Width: 3-5 Striae: 40-45
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Nitzschia incognita Length: 18-47 Width: 2-3 Striae: 29-31
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Nitzschia sociabilis Length: 22-49 Width: 3-4 Striae: 35-35
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Nitzschia paleacea Length: 15-50 Width: 1-4 Striae: 40-45
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Nitzschia brevissima Length: 20-55 Width: 3-5 Striae: 37-39
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Nitzschia fonticola Length: 10-55 Width: 2-4 Striae: 24-27
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Nitzschia balcanica Length: 23-63 Width: 4-5 Striae: 38-40
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Nitzschia exilis Length: 24-64 Width: 2-3 Striae: 40-45
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Nitzschia biacrula Length: 36-64 Width: 5-6 Striae: 40-45
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Nitzschia clausii Length: 20-68 Width: 3-5 Striae: 40-45
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Nitzschia columbiana Length: 25-70 Width: 3-5 Striae: 40-45
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Nitzschia dissipata Length: 11-72 Width: 2-8 Striae: 32-40
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Nitzschia reversa Length: 35-75 Width: 2-4 Striae: 40-45
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Nitzschia recta Length: 48-85 Width: 4-7 Striae: 39-50
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Nitzschia angustata Length: 30-88 Width: 6-7 Striae: 15-17
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Nitzschia kurzeana Length: 67-95 Width: 6-8 Striae: 25-40
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Nitzschia acicularis Length: 30-100 Width: 3-4 Striae: 40-45
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Nitzschia regula var. robusta Length: 50-101 Width: 5-7 Striae: 23-25
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Nitzschia serpentiraphe Length: 56-105 Width: 6-8 Striae: 11-12
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Nitzschia filiformis Length: 27-150 Width: 4-5 Striae: 29-34
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Nitzschia linearis Length: 60-150 Width: 4-6 Striae: 35-38
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Nitzschia sigma Length: 30-200 Width: 4-13 Striae: 19-24
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Nitzschia sigmoidea Length: 255-375 Width: 9-14 Striae: 24-26

162 Additional Nitzschia species

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Spaulding, S., Edlund, M. (2008). Nitzschia. In Diatoms of North America. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://diatoms.org/genera/nitzschia