amphiprora amphiprora amphiprora is a genus of diatoms belonging to the family amphipleuraceae. amphiprora scientific classification domain: eukaryota clade: diaphoretickes clade: sar clade: stramenopiles phylum: gyrista subphylum: ochrophytina class: bacillariophyceae order: naviculales family: amphipleuraceae genus: amphiproraehrenberg, 1843 extant species amphiprora alata amphiprora ornata amphiprora paludosa the genus was first described by c. g. ehrenberg in 1843. the genus has cosmopolitan distribution. species: amphiprora alata amphiprora ornata amphiprora paludosa