Some new and rare for the Caspian Sea taxa of Bacillariophyta are investigated, among them the representatives of the genera Amicula (Witkowski) Witkowski, Astartiella (Hustedt) Witkowski et al. Nomenclature references, illustrations, morphological description, data on distribution in the Caspian Sea and general distribution are provided for each taxon.
Keywords: Bacillariophyta, rare taxa, frustul morphology, benthos, Caspian Sea
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