Algal factsheet: Eunotia and relatives (Eunotiaceae)
Diagnostic features
Valves curved, with a straight or curved short edge and a curved or wavy long edge depending on species. Some species form filaments. Very short raphes on each valve, running from the mantle onto the valve face at each end of the cell (may be difficult to see).Typical habitats
All sorts of habitats (many species)Classification
| Kingdom | Chromista |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Ochrophyta |
| Subphylum | Khakista |
| Class | Bacillariophyceae |
| Order | Eunotiales |
| Family | Eunotiaceae |
| Common name | Diatoms |