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Diatom BM 0000292

Classification
Scientific name: Actinoptychus splendens (Shadbolt) Ralfs
Author: (Shadbolt) Ralfs
Phylum: Ochrophyta
Class: Bacillariophyceae
Order: Coscinodiscales
Family: Heliopeltaceae
Genus: Actinoptychus
Species: splendens
Higher classification: Ochrophyta; Bacillariophyceae; Coscinodiscales; Heliopeltaceae
Location
Locality: Natal
State province: Kwazulu-Natal
Country: South Africa
Continent: Africa
Higher geography: Africa; South Africa; Kwazulu-Natal
Collection event
Recorded by: George Shadbolt
Record number: s.n.
Collection date: 1853
Identification
Type status: Type
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Triceratium contortum Shadbolt No
Climacosphenia catena Shadbolt No
Actinoptychus splendens (Shadbolt) Ralfs Yes
Euphyllodium spathulatum Shadbolt No
Specimen
Catalogue number: Diatom BM 0000292
Collection code: BOT ( Botany)
Sub department: Diatoms
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:4728966
Collection kind: Microscope Prep.
Zoology
Barcode: 013491710
Record
Occurrence ID: da7f6706-34d7-486a-bd2e-58e0b3907384
Modified: 2024-12-06T09:59:17+00:00
Created: 2007-09-27T06:40:43+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2007-09-27T06:40:43+00:00
Last updated 2024-12-06T09:59:17+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