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Diatom BM 0001297

Classification
Scientific name: Pleurosigma rectum Donkin
Author: Donkin
Phylum: Ochrophyta
Class: Bacillariophyceae
Order: Naviculales
Family: Pleurosigmataceae
Genus: Pleurosigma
Species: rectum
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: Donkin
Record number: s.n.
Collection date: 1857
Identification
Type status: Type
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Pleurosigma rectum Donkin Yes
Specimen
Catalogue number: Diatom BM 0001297
Collection code: BOT ( Botany)
Sub department: Diatoms
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:4732742
Collection kind: Microscope Prep.
Zoology
Barcode: 013492707
Record
Occurrence ID: f7c08d26-9c73-459a-b13f-b837d48efe4d
Modified: 2023-02-10T15:47:39+00:00
Created: 2007-09-27T09:49:54+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2007-09-27T09:49:54+00:00
Last updated 2023-02-10T15:47:39+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