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Scientific Name: Pinnularia acuminata W.Smith, 1853
Phytoplankton : Pinnularia acuminata

Photo: Proyecto Agua (flickr)

Classification:
Kingdom: Chromista
Phylum: Bacillariophyta
Class: Bacillariophyceae
Order: Naviculales
Family: Pinnulariaceae
Description:
This is a large, unicellular diatom that exhibits bilateral symmetry. It features distinct “costae” which are thickened silica rows between striations, and these costae bear two or three rows of punctae (small pores or markings).
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Mostly found in organotrophic freshwater waterbodies.
Environment:
Freshwater
Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
Other Information