Morphologic, diagnostic characters of the subgenus Nitzschia , genus Nitzschia Hassall 1845, and the marine planktonic genus Pseudo‐nitzschia H. Peragallo in H. & M. Peragallo 1900 were compared. Colony formation by overlap of cell ends; weakly silicified, shallow, and flattened valves; an extremely eccentric raphe, not elevated above the general level of the valve; lack of con‐opea; and striated girdle bands characterize Pseudo‐nitzschia as a natural group and a genus separate from Nitzschia .
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