Fragilariopsis kerguelensis

Fragilariopsis kerguelensis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: Sar
Clade: Stramenopiles
Phylum: Ochrophyta
Clade: Diatomeae
Class: Bacillariophyceae
Order: Bacillariales
Family: Bacillariaceae
Genus: Fragilariopsis
Species:
F. kerguelensis
Binomial name
Fragilariopsis kerguelensis
(O'Meara) Hustedt
Synonyms
  • Terebraria kerguelensis
  • Fragilaria antarctica
  • Fragilaria kerguelensis
  • Fragilariopsis antarctica
  • Nitzschia kerguelensis
  • Terebraria kerguelensis
  • Trachysphenia australis var. kerguelensis

Fragilariopsis kerguelensis, is a pennate diatom native to the Southern Ocean. It has been characterized as "the most abundant diatom in the Antarctic Seas".

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