| Bacillariaceae | |
|---|---|
| |
| Nitzschia kerguelensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Phylum: | Gyrista |
| Subphylum: | Ochrophytina |
| Class: | Bacillariophyceae |
| Subclass: | Bacillariophycidae |
| Superorder: | Bacillariophycanae |
| Order: | Bacillariales Hendey 1937 sensu emend. |
| Family: | Bacillariaceae Ehrenb. |
Bacillariaceae is a family of diatoms, the only family in the order Bacillariales. Some species of genera such as Nitzchia are found in halophilic environments; for example, in the seasonally flooded Makgadikgadi Pans in Botswana.[1]
- ^ C. Michael Hogan (2008) Makgadikgadi, The Megalithic Portal, ed. A. Burnham