Fragilariella N.I. Hendey, 1958
Description: Cells solitary or joined in short chains. Valves broadly fusiform with gently curving sides; the apices drawn out to form short spines. The margins of the valve are raised to form keel-like projections. Valve surface punctate and crossed by prominent transverse costae which extend to the raised valve margins. This rarely recorded marine genus has been collected from coastal waters of west Africa.
Information contributed by: M.C. Amspoker. The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2014-05-31 by M.D. Guiry.
Taxonomic status: This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
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Descriptions of chrysophyte genera were subsequently published in J. Kristiansen & H.R. Preisig (eds.). 2001. Encyclopedia of Chrysophyte Genera. Bibliotheca Phycologica 110: 1-260.
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 May 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
