Rhizosolenia setigera Brightwell

A Diatom

Synonyms: Rhizosolenia japonica, Rhizosolenia hensenii

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Protoctist

Sublevel 1: Stramenopiles

Sublevel 2: Diatoms

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Division: Bacillariophyta

Class: Coscinodiscophyceae

Order: Rhizosoleniales

Family: Rhizosoleniaceae

Genus: Rhizosolenia

Species: Rhizosolenia setigera

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
There are no rarity listings for protoctists. The federal government and New England states do not evaluate protoctists for rarity.

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

HABITAT

PHOTOS OF Rhizosolenia setigera