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Diatom BM 0000862

Classification
Scientific name: Achnanthes capensis Kütz.
Author: Kütz.
Phylum: Bacillariophyta
Class: Bacillariophyceae
Order: Achnanthales
Family: Achnanthaceae
Genus: Achnanthes
Species: capensis
Higher classification: Bacillariophyta; Bacillariophyceae; Achnanthales; Achnanthaceae
Location
Locality: Cape of Good Hope
State province: Western Cape
Country: South Africa
Continent: Africa
Higher geography: Africa; South Africa; Western Cape
Collection event
Recorded by: Christian Friedrich (Frederik) Ecklon
Record number: 344
Collection date: 1856
Identification
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Achnanthes capensis Kütz. Yes
Specimen
Catalogue number: Diatom BM 0000862
Collection code: BOT ( Botany)
Sub department: Diatoms
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:4731058
Collection kind: Microscope Prep.
Zoology
Barcode: 013492279
Record
Occurrence ID: 547ae635-3da5-47a9-aacf-4cfc7d389f58
Modified: 2023-02-10T15:39:47+00:00
Created: 2007-09-27T08:27:46+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2007-09-27T08:27:46+00:00
Last updated 2023-02-10T15:39:47+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