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Diatom BM 0000423

Classification
Scientific name: Pleurosigma formosum W.Sm.
Author: W.Sm.
Phylum: Ochrophyta
Class: Bacillariophyceae
Order: Naviculales
Family: Pleurosigmataceae
Genus: Pleurosigma
Species: formosum
Higher classification: Ochrophyta; Bacillariophyceae; Naviculales; Pleurosigmataceae
Location
State province: England
Country: United Kingdom
Continent: Europe
Higher geography: Europe; United Kingdom; England
Decimal latitude: 52.759217
Decimal longitude: -2.310678
Verbatim latitude: 52 45 33.18 N
Verbatim longitude: 002 18 38.44 W
Coordinate uncertainty: 432m
Geodetic datum: WGS84
Collection event
Recorded by: Anon.
Record number: S.N.
Identification
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Pleurosigma formosum W.Sm. Yes
Specimen
Catalogue number: Diatom BM 0000423
Collection code: BOT ( Botany)
Sub department: Diatoms
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:4729456
Collection kind: Microscope Prep.
Zoology
Barcode: 013491841
Record
Occurrence ID: 078b0f2e-dd5a-4d2a-abf7-0bdcddfe947e
Modified: 2023-02-10T15:31:44+00:00
Created: 2007-09-27T09:04:11+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2007-09-27T09:04:11+00:00
Last updated 2023-02-10T15:31:44+00:00
Format DWC
License CC0-1.0
Dataset collection-specimens
Dataset ID 56e711e6-c847-4f99-915a-6894bb5c5dea
Resource Specimens
Resource ID 05ff2255-c38a-40c9-b657-4ccb55ab2feb