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Pinnularia
Sign in to savePinnularia is a genus of fresh water algae, more specifically a type of diatom.
Species
Genus
- PhylumHeterokontophyta
- ClassBacillariophyceae
- OrderNaviculales
- FamilyPinnulariaceae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 353
- With media
- 174
- Family
- Pinnulariaceae
- Collections
- CCBA-FMVZ-UADY, FMNH
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States
Wikidata facts
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- Parent taxon
- Pinnulariaceae
- Image
- Pinnularia major.jpg
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- External structure
- Internal structure
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Pinnularia is a genus of fresh water algae, more specifically a type of diatom.
==Habitat== Pinnularia is a predominantly fresh-water algae usually found in ponds and moist soil. They can also be found in springs, estuaries, sediments, and oceans. Members of this genus are most commonly found in of water, at .
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pinnularia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.