Bacillariaceae is a family of diatoms, the only family in the order Bacillariales. Some species of genera such as Nitzschia are found in halophilic environments; for example, in the seasonally flooded Makgadikgadi Pans in Botswana.

Genera

This family includes these genera:

• Allonitzschia (1)

• Bacillaria Gmelin (155)

• Crucidenticula (8)

• Cylindrotheca Rabenh.

• Cymbellonitzschia Hustedt in A.Schmidt et al. (7)

• Denticula Kütz. (178)

• Denticulopsis R. Simonsen and T. Kanaya, 1961 (20)

• Fragilariopsis Hustedt in A. Schmidt (41)

• Gomphonitzschia (14)

• Grunowia (19)

• Hantzschia Grunow, 1877 (258)

• Neodenticula Akiba and Yanagisawa, 1986 (2)

• Nitzschia Hassall, 1845 (2k)

• Nitzschiella (18)

• Ophidocampa (15)

• Perrya (7)

• Psammodictyon (5)

• Pseudo-nitzschia H. Perag. and Perag., 1900 (81)

• Simonsenia (3)

• Tryblionella W.Sm., 1853 (103)

Figures in brackets are approx. how many species per family.

See also

• Extremophile

References