Asterionellopsis Round, 1990

Holotype species: Asterionellopsis glacialis (Castracane) Round

Publication details: Round, 1990: 664

Original publication and holotype designation: Round, F.E., Crawford, R.M. & Mann, D.G. (1990). The diatoms. Biology and morphology of the genera. pp. [i-ix], 1-747. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2017-10-25 by M.D. Guiry.

Taxonomic status: This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Medlin, L.K. & Desdevises, Y. (2016). Phylogeny of 'araphid' diatoms inferred from SSU & LSU rDNA, RBCL & PSBA sequences. Vie et Milieu 66(2): 129-154, 5 figs, 5 tables.

Comments: Hasle & Syvertsen (1997: 241) cite this family as being a member of the Suborder Fragilariineae, the araphid pennate diatoms.

Taxonomic note
Fragilariaceae (Li et al. 2016: fig. 10). - (03 February 2017) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 October 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 May 2025