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Diatom BM 0001411

Classification
Scientific name: Coscinodiscus obscurus A.W.F.Schmidt
Author: A.W.F.Schmidt
Phylum: Ochrophyta
Class: Coscinodiscophyceae
Order: Coscinodiscales
Family: Coscinodiscaceae
Genus: Coscinodiscus
Species: obscurus
Higher classification: Ochrophyta; Coscinodiscophyceae; Coscinodiscales; Coscinodiscaceae
Location
State province: Virginia
Country: United States
Continent: North America
Higher geography: North America; United States; Virginia
Coordinate uncertainty: 102899.6793m
Collection event
Recorded by: Anon.
Record number: S.N.
Collection date: 1858
Identification
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Coscinodiscus obscurus A.W.F.Schmidt Yes
Coscinodiscus apiculatus var. ambigua Grunow No
Specimen
Catalogue number: Diatom BM 0001411
Collection code: BOT ( Botany)
Sub department: Diatoms
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:4733194
Collection kind: Microscope Prep.
Zoology
Barcode: 013492819
Record
Occurrence ID: ad82898d-7368-4806-8039-3baa97c34220
Modified: 2023-02-10T15:49:39+00:00
Created: 2007-09-27T10:56:46+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2007-09-27T10:56:46+00:00
Last updated 2023-02-10T15:49:39+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