Hippodonta
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| Hippodonta | |
|---|---|
| Hippodonta jakubii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Division: | Ochrophyta |
| Clade: | Bacillariophyta |
| Class: | Bacillariophyceae |
| Order: | Naviculales |
| Family: | Naviculaceae |
| Genus: | Hippodonta H.Lange-Bertalot, A.Witkowski & D.Metzeltin, 1996 |
Hippodonta is a genus of diatoms belonging to the family Naviculaceae.[1] There have been Hippodonta specimens found in the fossil record.[2]
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution,[1] and have been found in ancient lakes around the world.[3]