Odontella (diatom)

Odontella
Odontella aurita
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: Sar
Clade: Stramenopiles
Phylum: Ochrophyta
Clade: Diatomeae
Class: Bacillariophyceae
Order: Triceratiales
Family: Triceratiaceae
Genus: Odontella
C.A. Agardh, 1832

Odontella is a genus of marine diatoms. Some sources place it in the family Triceratiaceae, others in the family Odontellaceae. It contains the following species:

  • Odontella aurita (Lyngbye) C. A. Agardh
  • Odontella calamus (Brun & Tempère) H. J. Schrader
  • Odontella cornuta (J. Brun) H. J. Schrader
  • Odontella granulata (Roper) R. Ross
  • Odontella hastata (Greville) J. Fenner ex D. M. Williams
  • Odontella litigiosa (Van Heurck) Hoban
  • Odontella longicruris (Greville) Hoban
  • Odontella mobiliensis (J. W. Bailey) Grunow
  • Odontella regia (Schultze) Simonsen
  • Odontella rhombus
  • Odontella septentrionalis H. J. Schrader
  • Odontella sinensis (Greville) Grunow
  • Odontella weissflogii (Janisch) Grunow