Nitzschia

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Nitzschia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Bacillariaceae.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Chromista – kingdom; Harosa – subkingdom; Halvaria – infrakingdom; Heterokonta – superphylum; Ochrophyta – phylum; Khakista - subphylum; Bacillariophyceae - class; Bacillariales - order; Bacillariaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Nitzschia sigmoidea - type species

References

• Nitzschia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Nitzschia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Nitzschia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Nitzschia at AlgaeBase