fragilariacean

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adjective

Of or relating to the family Fragilariaceae of diatoms.

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Meanings

adjectivefragilariacean (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to the family Fragilariaceae of diatoms.

    Several recent molecular phylogenies of diatoms indicated that the Plagiogrammaceae were part of araphid diatoms and positioned in a clade containing some fragilariacean and rhaphoneidacean diatoms at the base of araphid pennate diatoms.

    2015 October 15, “New Insights into Plagiogrammaceae (Bacillariophyta) Based on Multigene Phylogenies and Morphological Characteristics with the Description of a New Genus and Three New Species”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From Fragilariaceae + -an.

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APA

fragilariacean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fragilariacean

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“fragilariacean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fragilariacean. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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