Asterionella Hassall, 1850
(a genus of planktonic diatoms)

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Asterionella (unidentified)
Unidentified Asterionella Planktonic Diatoms
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Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusAsterionella (a genus of planktonic diatoms)
FamilyFRAGILARIACEAE (a family of diatoms)
OrderFRAGILARIALES (an order of diatoms)
ClassBACILLARIOPHYCEAE (diatoms)
PhylumOCHROPHYTA (a phylum of chromists)
KingdomCHROMISTA (algae)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Asterionella (a genus of planktonic diatoms) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Asterionella (a genus of planktonic diatoms)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Asterionella (a genus of planktonic diatoms)
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