Guinardia
Genus of diatoms
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Guinardia is a genus of diatoms belonging to the family Rhizosoleniaceae.[1]
| Guinardia | |
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| Guinardia delicatula | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Division: | Ochrophyta |
| Clade: | Bacillariophyta |
| Class: | Coscinodiscophyceae |
| Order: | Rhizosoleniales |
| Family: | Rhizosoleniaceae |
| Genus: | Guinardia Peragallo, 1892 |
| Extant species | |
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The genus was first described by H. Peragallo in 1892.[1]
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[2]
Species:
- Guinardia delicatula
- Guinardia flaccida
- Guinardia pungens
- Guinardia striata
