Amphipleura is a genus of diatoms belonging to the family Amphipleuraceae.

[1] The genus was first described by Friedrich Traugott Kützing in 1844.

[1] The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.

[2] A newly discovered species, Amphipleura vavilovii, was found to be present in rivers of Laos.

[3] Species: This diatom article is a stub.