Lithodesmium

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Lithodesmium
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Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Stramenopiles
Phylum: Gyrista
Subphylum: Ochrophytina
Class: Bacillariophyceae
Order: Lithodesmiales
Family: Lithodesmiaceae
Genus: Lithodesmium
C.G.Ehrenberg, 1839

Lithodesmium is a genus of diatoms belonging to the family Lithodesmiaceae. [1]

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. [1]

Species

Species: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lithodesmium C.G.Ehrenberg, 1839". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 29 April 2021.