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Brachysira F.T. Kützing, 1836

157067 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:157067)

  1. Biota
  2. Chromista (Kingdom)
  3. Heterokontophyta (Phylum)
  4. Bacillariophytina (Subphylum)
  5. Bacillariophyceae (Class)
  6. Bacillariophycidae (Subclass)
  7. Bacillariophycanae (Superorder)
  8. Naviculales (Order)
  9. Neidiineae (Suborder)
  10. Brachysiraceae (Family)
  11. Brachysira (Genus)
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Brachysiraceae Mann, 1990

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  1. Species Brachysira altepetlensis D.Mora, R.Jahn & N.Abarca, 2017
  2. Species Brachysira aristidesii Zorzal-Almeida, Bartozek & D. Bicudo in Zorzal-Almeida et al., 2020
  3. Species Brachysira atacamae (Hustedt) D.G.Mann, 1990 †
  4. Species Brachysira guarrerai Vouilloud et al., 2014
  5. Species Brachysira hedyklingiae D.Metzeltin & H-Lange-Bertalot, 2007 †
  6. Species Brachysira heteropolaris Van de Vijver, 2023
  7. Species Brachysira huitotarum Vouilloud et al., 2014
  8. Species Brachysira minor (Krasske) H. Lange-Bertalot, 1994
  9. Species Brachysira sandrae Van de Vijver, 2014
  10. Species Brachysira subtilis M.G.Potapova, P.B.Hamilton & L.I.Kopyrina, 2014
  11. Species Brachysira acutirhomboides Lange-Bertalot & Gerd Moser, 1994 (uncertain > unassessed)
  12. Species Brachysira acutissima Gerd Moser, Lange-Bertalot & D.Metzeltin, 1998 (uncertain > unassessed)
  13. Species Brachysira amoena Lange-Bertalot, 1994 (uncertain > unassessed)
  14. Species Brachysira angusta H. Lange-Bertalot & G. Moser, 1994 (uncertain > unassessed)
  15. Species Brachysira angustior (G.Moser, Lange-Bertalot & D.Metzeltin) D.Metzeltin & H-Lange-Bertalot, 2007 accepted as Brachysira australofollis var. angustior Gerd Moser, Lange-Bertalot & D.Metzeltin, 1998 (uncertain > unassessed)
  16. Species Brachysira apiculata (Boyer) Lange-Bertalot & Gerd Moser, 1994 accepted as Anomoeoneis serians var. apiculata Boyer, 1927 (uncertain > unassessed)
  17. Species Brachysira aponina Kützing, 1836 (uncertain > unassessed)
  18. Species Brachysira archibaldii M. Coste & M. Ricard, 1982 (uncertain > unassessed)
  19. Species Brachysira arctoborealis A.P. Wolfe & H.J. Kling, 2001 (uncertain > unassessed)
  20. Species Brachysira australofollis Lange-Bertalot & Gerd Moser, 1994 (uncertain > unassessed)
  21. Species Brachysira babuschka Gerd Moser, Lange-Bertalot & D.Metzeltin, 1998 (uncertain > unassessed)
  22. Species Brachysira bacillifer Lange-Bertalot & Gerd Moser, 1994 (uncertain > unassessed)
  23. Species Brachysira blancheana (Maillard) Lange-Bertalot & Gerd Moser (uncertain > unassessed)
  24. Species Brachysira bouletiana Gerd Moser, Lange-Bertalot & D.Metzeltin, 1998 (uncertain > unassessed)
  25. Species Brachysira brebissonii H. Lange-Bertalot & G. Moser, 1994 (uncertain > unassessed)
  26. Species Brachysira calcicola Lange-Bertalot, 1994 (uncertain > unassessed)
  27. Species Brachysira calligraphica Lange-Bertalot, 1994 (uncertain > unassessed)
  28. Species Brachysira carabogazgolensis Bulatov, 2020 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, Likely invalid.)
  29. Species Brachysira charlesreimeri D.Metzeltin & Lange-Bertalot, 2007 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  30. Species Brachysira complanata (Grunow) Kuntze, 1891 accepted as Amphora complanata Grunow, 1867 (uncertain > unassessed)
  31. Species Brachysira constricta (Ehrenberg) Kuntze, 1891 accepted as Amphiprora constricta Ehrenberg, 1843 (uncertain > unassessed)
  32. Species Brachysira coraliana D.Metzeltin & Lange-Bertalot, 1998 (uncertain > unassessed)
  33. Species Brachysira cymbelliformis D.Metzeltin & Lange-Bertalot, 2007 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  34. Species Brachysira delicatissima D.Metzeltin & Lange-Bertalot, 2007 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  35. Species Brachysira dumbeana (R.Maillard) Lange-Bertalot & Gerd Moser (uncertain > unassessed)
  36. Species Brachysira elliptica D.Metzeltin & Lange-Bertalot, 2007 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  37. Species Brachysira estonarium A. Witkowski, H. Lange-Bertalot & D. Metzeltin, 2000 (uncertain > unassessed)
  38. Species Brachysira exilis (Kützing) Round & D.G.Mann, 1981 accepted as Navicula exilis f. exilis Kützing, 1844 (uncertain > unassessed)
  39. Species Brachysira feickertiae H. Lange-Bertalot & G. Moser in G. Moser, A. Steindorf & H. Lange-Bertalot, 1995 (uncertain > unassessed)
  40. Species Brachysira follis (Ehrenberg) R.Ross, 1986 accepted as Navicula follis Ehrenberg, 1838 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  41. Species Brachysira formidulosa (Cholnoky) Lange-Bertalot & Gerd Moser, 1994 (uncertain > unassessed)
  42. Species Brachysira fossilis (Reimer) Lange-Bertalot & Gerd Moser, 1994 † accepted as Anomoeoneis follis var. fossilis Reimer, 1961 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  43. Species Brachysira frenguellii (Manguin) H. Lange-Bertalot & G. Moser, 1994 accepted as Anomoeoneis frenguellii Manguin in Bourrelly & Manguin, 1952 (uncertain > unassessed)
  44. Species Brachysira garrensis (Lange-Bertalot & Krammer) Lange-Bertalot, 1994 accepted as Anomoeoneis garrensis Lange-Bertalot & Krammer, 1985 (uncertain > unassessed)
  45. Species Brachysira gomphonemoides (Maillard) Lange-Bertalot & Gerd Moser (uncertain > unassessed)
  46. Species Brachysira gravida H.A.Shayler & P.A.Siver, 2004 (uncertain > unassessed)
  47. Species Brachysira grevillei (Agardh) Kuntze, 1891 accepted as Schizonema grevillei var. grevillei Agardh, 1830 (uncertain > unassessed)
  48. Species Brachysira guttiformis Gerd Moser, Lange-Bertalot & D.Metzeltin, 1998 (uncertain > unassessed)
  49. Species Brachysira hamulifera (Grunow) Kuntze, 1891 accepted as Navicula hamulifera var. hamulifera Grunow in Cleve & Grunow, 1880 (uncertain > unassessed)
  50. Species Brachysira hannae (Reimer) Lange-Bertalot & Gerd Moser, 1994 † accepted as Anomoeoneis follis var. hannae Reimer, 1961 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  51. Species Brachysira hedykligiae D. Metzeltin & H. Lange-Bertalot, 2007 (uncertain > unassessed)
  52. Species Brachysira hofmanniae Lange-Bertalot, 1994 (uncertain > unassessed)
  53. Species Brachysira inamoena D.Metzeltin & Lange-Bertalot, 1998 (uncertain > unassessed)
  54. Species Brachysira incognita Gerd Moser, Lange-Bertalot & D.Metzeltin, 1998 (uncertain > unassessed)
  55. Species Brachysira inflata Lange-Bertalot, 1994 (uncertain > unassessed)
  56. Species Brachysira insolita Lange-Bertalot & Gerd Moser, 1994 (uncertain > unassessed)
  57. Species Brachysira insulsa D.Metzeltin & Lange-Bertalot, 1998 (uncertain > unassessed)
  58. Species Brachysira intermedia (Østrup) Lange-Bertalot, 1994 accepted as Anomoeoneis intermedia Østrup, 1910 (uncertain > unassessed)
  59. Species Brachysira irawanae (Podzorski & Håkansson) H. Lange-Bertalot & A.C. Podzorski in H. Lange-Bertalot & G. Moser, 1994 accepted as Anomoeoneis irawanae Podzorski & Håkansson, 1987 (uncertain > unassessed)
  60. Species Brachysira irawanoides H. Lange-Bertalot & G. Moser, 1994 (uncertain > unassessed)
  61. Species Brachysira jankae D.Metzeltin & Lange-Bertalot, 2007 (uncertain > unassessed)
  62. Species Brachysira julio Lange-Bertalot, 1994 (uncertain > unassessed)
  63. Species Brachysira krammeri Lange-Bertalot, 1994 (uncertain > unassessed)
  64. Species Brachysira kuntzei (Reichelt) D.Metzeltin & Lange-Bertalot, 1998 accepted as Navicula kuntzei Reichelt, 1898 (uncertain > unassessed)
  65. Species Brachysira labrata Lange-Bertalot & Gerd Moser (uncertain > unassessed)
  66. Species Brachysira lange-bertalotii D.Metzeltin, 1998 (uncertain > unassessed)
  67. Species Brachysira lecohui Lange-Bertalot, 1994 (uncertain > unassessed)
  68. Species Brachysira lehmanniae Lange-Bertalot & Gerd Moser, 1994 (uncertain > unassessed)
  69. Species Brachysira liliana Lange-Bertalot, 1994 (uncertain > unassessed)
  70. Species Brachysira linearilanceolata D.Metzeltin & Lange-Bertalot, 2007 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  71. Species Brachysira longirostris (Hustedt) D.G.Mann, 1990 accepted as Anomoeoneis longirostris Hustedt, 1942 (uncertain > unassessed)
  72. Species Brachysira macroserians D.Metzeltin & Lange-Bertalot, 1998 (uncertain > unassessed)
  73. Species Brachysira maillardii Lange-Bertalot & Gerd Moser, 1994 (uncertain > unassessed)
  74. Species Brachysira manfredii H. Lange-Bertalot in H. Lange-Bertalot & G. Moser, 1994 (uncertain > unassessed)
  75. Species Brachysira manoylovae D.Metzeltin & Lange-Bertalot, 2007 (uncertain > unassessed)
  76. Species Brachysira metzeltinii Lange-Bertalot, 1994 (uncertain > unassessed)
  77. Species Brachysira microcephala (Grunow) Compère, 1986 accepted as Navicula microcephala var. microcephala Grunow, 1867 (uncertain > unassessed)
  78. Species Brachysira microclava Lange-Bertalot & Gerd Moser, 1994 (uncertain > unassessed)
  79. Species Brachysira microserians D.Metzeltin & Lange-Bertalot, 1998 (uncertain > unassessed)
  80. Species Brachysira nanoclava Gerd Moser, Lange-Bertalot & D.Metzeltin, 1998 (uncertain > unassessed)
  81. Species Brachysira neglectissima Lange-Bertalot, 2004 (uncertain > unassessed)
  82. Species Brachysira neoacuta Lange-Bertalot, 1994 (uncertain > unassessed)
  83. Species Brachysira neocaledonica H. Lange-Bertalot & G. Moser, 1994 accepted as Anomoeoneis neocaledonica Maillard, 1978 (uncertain > unassessed)
  84. Species Brachysira neocaledonica R. Le Cohu, 1985 (uncertain > unassessed)
  85. Species Brachysira neoexilis Lange-Bertalot, 1994 (uncertain > unassessed)
  86. Species Brachysira nubigena Lange-Bertalot, 1994 (uncertain > unassessed)
  87. Species Brachysira obesa H. Lange-Bertalot & G. Moser in in G. Moser, A. Steindorf & H. Lange-Bertalot, 1995 (uncertain > unassessed)
  88. Species Brachysira ocalensis H.A. Shayler & P.A. Siver, 2004 (uncertain > unassessed)
  89. Species Brachysira palustris (Maillard) G. Moser, A. Steindorf & H. Lange-Bertalot, 1995 accepted as Anomoeoneis palustris Maillard, 1978 (uncertain > unassessed)
  90. Species Brachysira plicata (Ehrenberg) Kuntze, 1891 accepted as Navicula plicata f. plicata Ehrenberg, 1858 (uncertain > unassessed)
  91. Species Brachysira potapovae D.Metzeltin & Lange-Bertalot, 2007 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  92. Species Brachysira procera Lange-Bertalot & Gerd Moser, 1994 (uncertain > unassessed)
  93. Species Brachysira pseudoacuta H. Lange-Bertalot in H. Lange-Bertalot & G. Moser, 1994 (uncertain > unassessed)
  94. Species Brachysira pseudoexilis H. Lange-Bertalot & G. Moser, 1994 (uncertain > unassessed)
  95. Species Brachysira pulchra H. Lange-Bertalot in H. Lange-Bertalot & G. Moser, 1994 (uncertain > unassessed)
  96. Species Brachysira pumila G. Metzeltin & H. Lange-Bertalot, 1998 (uncertain > unassessed)
  97. Species Brachysira rhombica (Gregory) Kuntze, 1891 accepted as Navicula rhombica f. rhombica Gregory, 1855 (uncertain > unassessed)
  98. Species Brachysira rhombica D.Metzeltin & Lange-Bertalot, 2007 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  99. Species Brachysira rhomboides (Hustedt) D.G.Mann, 1990 accepted as Anomoeoneis rhomboides Hustedt, 1942 (uncertain > unassessed)
  100. Species Brachysira rostrata (Krasske) G. Metzeltin & H. Lange-Bertalot, 1998 accepted as Anomoeoneis serians var. rostrata Krasske, 1948 (uncertain > unassessed)
  101. Species Brachysira ruckiae D.Metzeltin & Lange-Bertalot, 2007 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  102. Species Brachysira rumrichiae H. Lange-Bertalot in H. Lange-Bertalot & G. Moser, 1994 (uncertain > unassessed)
  103. Species Brachysira ruppeliana G. Moser, H. Lange-Bertalot & D. Metzeltin, 1998 (uncertain > unassessed)
  104. Species Brachysira santoriniensis H. Lange-Bertalot & G. Moser (uncertain > unassessed)
  105. Species Brachysira seippii H. Lange-Bertalot & G. Moser, 1994 (uncertain > unassessed)
  106. Species Brachysira serians (Brébisson) Round & D.G.Mann, 1981 accepted as Frustulia serians Brébisson, 1838 (uncertain > unassessed)
  107. Species Brachysira silvicola H. Lange-Bertalot in H. Lange-Bertalot & G. Moser, 1994 (uncertain > unassessed)
  108. Species Brachysira simplex H. Lange-Bertalot in H. Lange-Bertalot & G. Moser, 1994 (uncertain > unassessed)
  109. Species Brachysira sinaiensis H. Lange-Bertalot in Werum & Lange-Bertalot, 2004 (uncertain > unassessed)
  110. Species Brachysira spectabilis (Manguin) H. Lange-Bertalot & G. Moser, 1994 accepted as Anomoeoneis spectabilis Manguin, 1942 (uncertain > unassessed)
  111. Species Brachysira speluncola H. Lange-Bertalot in H. Lange-Bertalot & G. Moser, 1994 (uncertain > unassessed)
  112. Species Brachysira spicula G. Moser, H. Lange-Bertalot & D. Metzeltin, 1998 (uncertain > unassessed)
  113. Species Brachysira starmuehlneri (R.Maillard) Gerd Moser, Lange-Bertalot & Metzeltin accepted as Anomoeoneis starmuhlneri Maillard, 1978 (uncertain > unassessed)
  114. Species Brachysira staurophora M.G.M.Souza & Compère, 1999 (uncertain > unassessed)
  115. Species Brachysira steindorfiana G. Moser, H. Lange-Bertalot & D. Metzeltin, 1998 (uncertain > unassessed)
  116. Species Brachysira steinitziae G. Metzeltin & H. Lange-Bertalot, 1998 (uncertain > unassessed)
  117. Species Brachysira styriaca (Grunow) R.Ross, 1986 accepted as Navicula styriaca Grunow, 1880 (uncertain > unassessed)
  118. Species Brachysira sublinearis G. Metzeltin & H. Lange-Bertalot, 1998 (uncertain > unassessed)
  119. Species Brachysira subrostrata H. Lange-Bertalot in H. Lange-Bertalot & G. Moser, 1994 (uncertain > unassessed)
  120. Species Brachysira superba (H. Lange-Bertalot & G. Moser) G. Moser, H. Lange-Bertalot & D. Metzeltin, 1998 accepted as Brachysira brebissonii H. Lange-Bertalot & G. Moser, 1994 (uncertain > unassessed)
  121. Species Brachysira superserians D.Metzeltin & Lange-Bertalot, 2007 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  122. Species Brachysira supriniana G. Moser, H. Lange-Bertalot & D. Metzeltin, 1998 (uncertain > unassessed)
  123. Species Brachysira tenuiserians H. Lange-Bertalot in H. Lange-Bertalot & G. Moser, 1994 (uncertain > unassessed)
  124. Species Brachysira trinodis H. Lange-Bertalot & G. Moser, 1994 (uncertain > unassessed)
  125. Species Brachysira venter H. Lange-Bertalot & G. Moser in G. Moser, A. Steindorf & H. Lange-Bertalot, 1995 (uncertain > unassessed)
  126. Species Brachysira vitrea (Grunow) R.Ross, 1986 accepted as Gomphonema vitreum Grunow, 1878 (uncertain > unassessed)
  127. Species Brachysira vixapiculata D.Metzeltin & Lange-Bertalot, 2007 (uncertain > unassessed)
  128. Species Brachysira wolfei D.Metzeltin & H-Lange-Bertalot, 2007 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  129. Species Brachysira wygaschii Lange-Bertalot, 1994 (uncertain > unassessed)
  130. Species Brachysira zellensis (Grunow) Round & D.G.Mann, 1981 accepted as Navicula zellensis var. zellensis Grunow, 1860 (uncertain > unassessed)
  131. Species Brachysira brebissonii R.Ross, 1986 accepted as Brachysira brebissonii f. brebissonii R.Ross, 1986
brackish, fresh
recent + fossil
Kützing, F. T. (1836). Algarum Aquae Dulcis Germanicarum. Decas XVI. <em>Collegit Fridericus Traugott Kutzing, Soc. Bot. Ratisbon. Sodalis. Halis Saxonum in Commissis C.A. Schwetschkii et Fil.</em> 16: 4 pp. [details] 
Kociolek, J.P.; Blanco, S.; Coste, M.; Ector, L.; Liu, Y.; Karthick, B.; Kulikovskiy, M.; Lundholm, N.; Ludwig, T.; Potapova, M.; Rimet, F.; Sabbe, K.; Sala, S.; Sar, E.; Taylor, J.; Van de Vijver, B.; Wetzel, C.E.; Williams, D.M.; Witkowski, A.; Witkowski, J. (2026). DiatomBase. Brachysira F.T. Kützing, 1836. Accessed at: https://www.diatombase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=157067 on 2026-06-30
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Cuvelier, Daphne
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Kociolek, John Patrick
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Kociolek, John Patrick

original description Kützing, F. T. (1836). Algarum Aquae Dulcis Germanicarum. Decas XVI. <em>Collegit Fridericus Traugott Kutzing, Soc. Bot. Ratisbon. Sodalis. Halis Saxonum in Commissis C.A. Schwetschkii et Fil.</em> 16: 4 pp. [details] 

basis of record Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details] 

additional source Round, F.E.; Crawford, R.M.; Mann, D.G. (1990). The diatoms: biology and morphology of the genera. Cambridge University Press: London, UK. ISBN 0-521-363187. 747 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Hällfors, G. (2004). Checklist of Baltic Sea Phytoplankton Species (including some heterotrophic protistan groups). <em>Baltic Sea Environment Proceedings.</em> No. 95: 210 pp., available online at http://helcom.fi/Lists/Publications/BSEP95.pdf [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Fourtanier, E. & Kociolek, J. P. (compilers). (2011). Catalogue of Diatom Names. California Academy of Sciences, On-line Version. Updated 2011-09-19., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/diatoms/names/index.asp [details] 
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