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Diatom BM 0001865

Classification
Scientific name: Arachnoidiscus formosus Arn.
Author: Arn.
Phylum: Ochrophyta
Class: Bacillariophyceae
Order: Arachnoidiscales
Family: Arachnoidiscaceae
Genus: Arachnoidiscus
Species: formosus
Higher classification: Ochrophyta; Bacillariophyceae; Arachnoidiscales; Arachnoidiscaceae
Location
Country: South Africa
Continent: Africa
Higher geography: Africa; South Africa
Decimal latitude: -28.998530
Decimal longitude: 25.092539
Verbatim latitude: 28 59 54.71 S
Verbatim longitude: 025 05 33.14 E
Coordinate uncertainty: 780m
Georeference protocol: Google Earth
Collection event
Recorded by: Arnott
Record number: s.n.
Identification
Type status: Syntype
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Arachnoidiscus formosus Arn. Yes
Specimen
Catalogue number: Diatom BM 0001865
Collection code: BOT ( Botany)
Sub department: Diatoms
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:4735086
Collection kind: Microscope Prep.
Zoology
Barcode: 013493263
Record
Occurrence ID: a67c0ce1-0630-462c-9555-745dc91120c7
Modified: 2021-09-10 12:51:51 (UTC)
Created: 2007-09-27 08:23:19 (UTC)

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Additional Information

Created 2007-09-27 08:23:19 (UTC)
Last updated 2021-09-10 12:51:51 (UTC)
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