Amphipleura Explained

Amphipleura is a genus of diatoms belonging to the family Amphipleuraceae.^[1]

The genus was first described by Friedrich Traugott Kützing in 1844.

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.^[2]

A newly discovered species, Amphipleura vavilovii, was found to be present in rivers of Laos.^[3]

Species:

• Amphipleura pellucida
• Amphipleura rutilans
• Amphipleura vavilovii

Notes and References

1. Web site: Amphipleura Kützing, 1844 :: Algaebase . www.algaebase.org . 21 January 2021.
2. Web site: Amphipleura F.T.Kützing, 1844 . www.gbif.org . 21 January 2021 . en.
3. Glushchenko . A. M. . Kulikovskiy . M. S. . 1 January 2017 . Amphipleura vavilovii: A new diatom species of the family Amphipleuraceae from Laos . Inland Water Biology . en . 10 . 1 . 17–21 . 10.1134/S1995082916040064 . 1995-0837.