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Bacillariophyta 
AphiaID: 148898

Classification: Biota > Chromista (Kingdom) > Harosa (Subkingdom) > Heterokonta (Infrakingdom)
Status unaccepted unaccepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name  Bacillariophyceae
Rank Phylum
Parent Heterokonta
Sources  basis of record: Margulis, L.; Schwartz, K.V. (1982). Five Kingdoms : an illustrated guide to the phyla of life on earth. Second edition. Freeman. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: Krayesky, D. M., E. Meave del Castillo, E. Zamudio, J. N. Norris, and S. Fredericq. 2009. Diatoms (Bacillariophyta) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 155–186 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M [details]

additional source: Medlin, L.K. and Kaczmarska, I. (2004). Evolution of the Diatoms: V. Morphological and Cytological Support for the Major Clades and a Taxonomic Revision. Phycologia, 43:245-270.  [details]

additional source: Round, F.E.; Crawford, R.M.; Mann, D.G. (1990). The diatoms: biology and morphology of the genera. Cambridge University Press: London, UK. ISBN 0-521-363187. 747 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
Dutch kiezelwieren  [details]
English diatoms  [details]
Direct child
taxa		 
Class Diatomophyceae accepted as Bacillariophyceae
Class Fragilariophyceae accepted as Bacillariophyceae
Environment marine
Links To GenBank
To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:148898
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2005-03-30 08:15:42Z  created  Claus, Simon
2008-10-24 09:00:36Z  checked  Guiry, Michael D.
2010-10-29 09:16:31Z  changed  Guiry, Michael D.
2011-11-25 13:15:22Z  changed  Guiry, Michael D.
  
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  Citation: Guiry, Michael D. (2013). Bacillariophyta. In: Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2013). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=148898 on 2013-06-18
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