title: Hantzschia
text: # Hantzschia
  
  Hantzschia is a genus of diatoms belonging to the family Bacillariaceae.
  
  The genus was first described by Albert Grunow in 1877.
  
  The genus name of Hantzschia is in honour of Carl August Hantzsch (1825 - 1886), who was a German botanist (Algology).
  
  Species:
  
  * Hantzschia amphioxys
  * Hantzschia spectabilis
  * Hantzschia virgata
  