English edit

Etymology edit

Fragilariaceae +‎ -an

Adjective edit

fragilariacean (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the family Fragilariaceae of 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[1], →DOI:
      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.