Bacillaria
Bacillaria: Brief Summary 3
Bacillaria is a genus of diatom in the Bacillariaceae family. This genus may contain one or more species, although it seems only bacillaria paxillifera is the only species recorded in plankton.
From the girdle, the cells appear in colonies and are rectangular. The colonies slide amongst each other to form a linear array and retract to form a tabular array.
Genus seems to have cosmopolitan distribution.
Found in Identifying Marine Phytoplankton, pg 293.
Classification 4
Classification
Phylum: Ochrophyta
Class: Bacillariophyceae
Order: Bacillariales
Family: Bacillariaceae
Genus: Bacillaria
Description 4
Classification: Pennate Diatom
Color: Yellow-brown
Shape: Rectangular cells in inclining chains
Measurement: Length of 70 - 200 μm, Width of 5 - 8 μm
Key Features: Has two large chloroplasts, but no flagella
Lifestyle: Photosynthetic
Habitat/Distribution 4
Salinity: 32-38
Temperature Range: 2-25 °C
Habitat Area: Benthic, but common in plankton
Distribution: Cosmopolitan, but more abundant in Spring and early Summer
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