Mastogloia is a genus of diatoms belonging to the family Mastogloiaceae.[1] The genus has cosmopolitan distribution, primarily in marine waters.[1][2]
| Mastogloia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Phylum: | Gyrista |
| Subphylum: | Ochrophytina |
| Class: | Bacillariophyceae |
| Order: | Mastogloiales |
| Family: | Mastogloiaceae |
| Genus: | Mastogloia G.H.K.Thwaites, 1856 |
| Type species | |
| Mastogloia dansei Thwaites in W.Smith
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Members of this genus have complex silica chambers called partecta (singular partectum) along the sides of the first girdle band and are found only in the genus Mastogloia.[3]
Species
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Species:[1]
- Mastogloia abnormis Al-Handal & Pennesi, 2016
- Mastogloia achnanthioides A.Mann, 1925
- Mastogloia acuta Grunow, 1883
References
edit- ^ a b c "Mastogloia G.H.K.Thwaites, 1856". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "Mastogloia | Genera - Diatoms of North America". diatoms.org. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
- ^ Round, F. E.; Crawford, R. M.; Mann, D. G. (1990). The Diatoms: biology & morphology of the genera. Cambridge [England] ; New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-36318-1.
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