MSBIAS taxon details
Biddulphia S.F. Gray, 1821
- Species Biddulphia rhombus (Ehrenberg) W.Smith, 1854
- Species Biddulphia granulata Roper, 1859 † accepted as Cerataulus granulatus (Roper) P.A. Sims & D.M. Williams, 2018 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Biddulphia obtusa (Kützing) Ralfs, 1861 accepted as Odontella obtusa Kützing, 1844 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Biddulphia sinensis Greville, 1866 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Biddulphia alternans (Bailey) Van Heurck, 1885 accepted as Trigonium alternans (Bailey) A.Mann, 1907 accepted as Triceratium alternans f. alternans J.W. Bailey, 1851 (synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Gray, S.F. (1821). Diatomaceae. In: A natural arrangement of British plants according to their relations to each other as pointed out by Jussieu, De Candolle, Brown, etc., including those cultivated for use; with an introduction to botany, in which the terms newly introduced are explained; illustrated by figures. 2 vols., 824 pp., 21 colored plates incl. frontis. and 757 p. Baldwin, Cradock & Joy, London,, 1: 293-295., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/43804#/summary
page(s): 294 [details]
page(s): 294 [details]
Kociolek, J.P.; Blanco, S.; Coste, M.; Ector, L.; Liu, Y.; Karthick, B.; Kulikovskiy, M.; Lundholm, N.; Ludwig, T.; Potapova, M.; Rimet, F.; Sabbe, K.; Sala, S.; Sar, E.; Taylor, J.; Van de Vijver, B.; Wetzel, C.E.; Williams, D.M.; Witkowski, A.; Witkowski, J. (2026). DiatomBase. Biddulphia S.F. Gray, 1821. Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026) Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=148967 on 2026-04-30
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026). Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Biddulphia S.F. Gray, 1821. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=148967 on 2026-04-30
original description
Gray, S.F. (1821). Diatomaceae. In: A natural arrangement of British plants according to their relations to each other as pointed out by Jussieu, De Candolle, Brown, etc., including those cultivated for use; with an introduction to botany, in which the terms newly introduced are explained; illustrated by figures. 2 vols., 824 pp., 21 colored plates incl. frontis. and 757 p. Baldwin, Cradock & Joy, London,, 1: 293-295., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/43804#/summary
page(s): 294 [details]
basis of record Fourtanier, E. & Kociolek, J. P. (compilers). (2011). Catalogue of Diatom Names. California Academy of Sciences, On-line Version. Updated 2011-09-19., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/diatoms/names/index.asp [details]
additional source Hartley, B., Ross, R. & Williams, D.M. (1986). A check-list of the freshwater, brackish and marine diatoms of the British Isles and adjoining coastal waters. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 66(3): 531-610., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400042235 [details] Available for editors
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]
additional source TMAP - Trilateral Monitoring and Assessment Program database, available online at http://www.waddensea-secretariat.org/TMAP/Monitoring.html [details]
additional source Hällfors, G. (2004). Checklist of Baltic Sea Phytoplankton Species (including some heterotrophic protistan groups). <em>Baltic Sea Environment Proceedings.</em> No. 95: 210 pp., available online at http://helcom.fi/Lists/Publications/BSEP95.pdf [details] Available for editors
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
page(s): 294 [details]
basis of record Fourtanier, E. & Kociolek, J. P. (compilers). (2011). Catalogue of Diatom Names. California Academy of Sciences, On-line Version. Updated 2011-09-19., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/diatoms/names/index.asp [details]
additional source Hartley, B., Ross, R. & Williams, D.M. (1986). A check-list of the freshwater, brackish and marine diatoms of the British Isles and adjoining coastal waters. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 66(3): 531-610., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400042235 [details] Available for editors
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]
additional source TMAP - Trilateral Monitoring and Assessment Program database, available online at http://www.waddensea-secretariat.org/TMAP/Monitoring.html [details]
additional source Hällfors, G. (2004). Checklist of Baltic Sea Phytoplankton Species (including some heterotrophic protistan groups). <em>Baltic Sea Environment Proceedings.</em> No. 95: 210 pp., available online at http://helcom.fi/Lists/Publications/BSEP95.pdf [details] Available for editors
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Published in AlgaeBase 
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Catalogue of Diatom Names (CAS)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Biddulphia)
To Genbank
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 099768)
To ITIS
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Catalogue of Diatom Names (CAS)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Biddulphia)
To Genbank
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 099768)
To ITIS
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