| Nitzschia | |
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| Nitzschia sp. | |
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| A microfossil of Nitzschia kerguelensis in marine sediment | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Phylum: | Gyrista |
| Subphylum: | Ochrophytina |
| Class: | Bacillariophyceae |
| Order: | Bacillariales |
| Family: | Bacillariaceae |
| Genus: | Nitzschia Hassall, 1845 |
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Nitzschia is a common pennate marine diatom. In the scientific literature, this genus, named after Christian Ludwig Nitzsch, is sometimes referred to incorrectly as Nitzchia, and it has many species described, which all have a similar morphology. In its current circumscription, Nitzschia is paraphyletic.[1]
- ^ Mann, David G.; Trobajo, Rosa; Sato, Shinya; Li, Chunlian; Witkowski, Andrzej; Rimet, Frédéric; Ashworth, Matt P.; Hollands, Ruth M.; Theriot, Edward C. (2021). "Ripe for reassessment: A synthesis of available molecular data for the speciose diatom family Bacillariaceae". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 158: 106985. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2020.106985. hdl:20.500.12327/976. S2CID 222833402.