Odontella (diatom) explained

Odontella is a genus of marine diatoms.^[1] Some sources place it in the family Triceratiaceae,^{[2] [3]} others in the family Odontellaceae.^{[4] [5]} It contains the following species:

• Odontella aurita (Lyngbye) C. A. Agardh
• Odontella calamus (Brun & Tempère) H. J. Schrader
• Odontella cornuta (J. Brun) H. J. Schrader
• Odontella granulata (Roper) R. Ross
• Odontella hastata (Greville) J. Fenner ex D. M. Williams
• Odontella litigiosa (Van Heurck) Hoban
• Odontella longicruris (Greville) Hoban
• Odontella mobiliensis (J. W. Bailey) Grunow
• Odontella regia (Schultze) Simonsen
• Odontella rhombus
• Odontella septentrionalis H. J. Schrader
• Odontella sinensis (Greville) Grunow
• Odontella weissflogii (Janisch) Grunow

Notes and References

1. Tomas, C. R., Hasle G. R., Syvertsen, E. E., Steidinger, K. A., Tangen, K., Throndsen, J., Heimdal, B. R., (1997). Identifying Marine Phytoplankton, Academic Press.
2. Web site: Odontella C.A.Agardh, 1832 . GBIF . 2024-05-08 .
3. Web site: Odontella Agardh . Integrated Taxonomic Information System . 2024-05-08 .
4. Web site: Guiry . M.D. . Guiry . G.M. . Odontella C.Agardh, 1832 . AlgaeBase . 2024-05-08 . amp .
5. Web site: Odontella C.A. Agardh, 1832 . IRMNG . 2024-05-08 .