Category:Didymosphenia geminata

**Didymosphenia geminata**
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Common name
	bosanski: Didymosphenia geinata; 中文: 孿生雙楔藻; 中文（臺灣）: 孿生雙楔藻;
Taxonomy
Kingdom	Chromista
Subkingdom	Harosa
Infrakingdom	Halvaria
Superphylum	Heterokonta
Phylum	Ochrophyta
Subphylum	Khakista
Class	Bacillariophyceae
Subclass	Bacillariophycidae
Order	Cymbellales
Family	Gomphonemataceae
Genus	Didymosphenia
Species	Didymosphenia geminata
Authority file
	Q150385; NCBI taxonomy ID: 1115533; ITIS TSN: 591283; GBIF taxon ID: 8030069; WoRMS-ID for taxa: 164022; AlgaeBase URL: https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=31545; New Zealand Organisms Register ID: f137fb93-693c-4524-ab1e-d5dd579cdac3; EPPO Code: DDSNGE; iNaturalist taxon ID: 202631; NBN System Key: NHMSYS0000602368; uBio ID: 7204397; IRMNG ID: 11230564
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Domain: Eukaryota • Divisio: Bacillariophyta • Classis: Bacillariophyceae • Ordo: Cymbellales • Familia: Gomphonemataceae • Genus: Didymosphenia • Species: Didymosphenia geminata (Lyngb.) M. Schmidt

AlgaeBase link : Didymosphenia geminata (Lyngbye) M.Schmidt

ITIS link: Didymosphenia geminata (Lyngb.) M. Schmidt

World Register of Marine Species link: Didymosphenia geminata (Lyngbye) M.Schmidt in A. Schmidt, 1899

NCBI link: Didymosphenia geminata

English: Didymosphenia geminata, commonly known as didymo or rock snot, is a species of diatom that grows in warm and shallow water. If it overgrows, it can form large mats on the bottom of lakes, rivers and streams. It is not considered a significant human health risk, but it can affect stream habitats and sources of food for fish and make recreational activities unpleasant. It is considered a nuisance organism or invasive species. The microscopic algae can be spread in a single drop of water.