Landcare Research - Manaaki Whenua

Landcare-Research -Manaaki Whenua

Algal factsheet: Cerataulina (Hemiaulaceae)


Diagnostic features

Drum-shaped cells weakly joined at the corners to form chains.

Typical habitats

Found in coastal streams and rivers with brackish water

Notes

Primarily marine.

Classification

Kingdom Chromista
Phylum Ochrophyta
Class Bacillariophyceae
Order Hemiaulales
Family Hemiaulaceae
Common name Diatoms