Mastogloia is a genus of diatoms belonging to the family Mastogloiaceae.[1] The genus has cosmopolitan distribution, primarily in marine waters.[1][2]

Mastogloia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Stramenopiles
Phylum: Gyrista
Subphylum: Ochrophytina
Class: Bacillariophyceae
Order: Mastogloiales
Family: Mastogloiaceae
Genus: Mastogloia
G.H.K.Thwaites, 1856
Type species
Mastogloia dansei
Thwaites in W.Smith

Members of this genus have complex silica chambers called partecta (singular partectum) along the sides of the first girdle band and are found only in the genus Mastogloia.[3]

Species

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Species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Mastogloia G.H.K.Thwaites, 1856". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Mastogloia | Genera - Diatoms of North America". diatoms.org. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  3. ^ Round, F. E.; Crawford, R. M.; Mann, D. G. (1990). The Diatoms: biology & morphology of the genera. Cambridge [England] ; New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-36318-1.