Description
[ Back to top ]
Habitat
Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -9,001 meters (0 to -29,531 feet).Mean = -1,619.340 meters (-5,312.795 feet), Standard Deviation = 2,054.070 based on 2,374 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Taxonomy
[ Back to top ]
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Chromista
()
- T. Cavalier-Smith, 1981
- Subkingdom:
Chromobiota
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1991
- Infrakingdom:
Heterokonta
()
- (Cavalier-Smith, 1986) Cavalier-Smith, 1995
- Phylum:
Ochrophyta
()
- (Cavalier-Smith, 1986) T. Cavalier-Smith, 1995
- Subphylum:
Diatomeae
()
- (Dumortier, 1821) Cavalier-Smith, 1995
- Diatoms
- Class:
Coscinodiscophyceae
()
- F.e. Round & R.m. Crawford, in F.e. Round Et Al., 1990
- Subclass:
Rhizosoleniophycidae
()
- F.e. Round & R.m. Crawford, in F.e. Round Et Al., 1990
- Order:
Rhizosoleniales
()
- Silva, 1962
- Family:
Rhizosoleniaceae
()
- De Toni, 1890
- Genus:
Dactyliosolen
()
- Specific descriptor:
fragilissimus
- Alg-42283
- Scientific name: - Dactyliosolen fragilissimus (Bergon) G.R. Hasle
- Specific descriptor:
fragilissimus
- Alg-42283
- Genus:
Dactyliosolen
(
- Family:
Rhizosoleniaceae
(
- Order:
Rhizosoleniales
(
- Subclass:
Rhizosoleniophycidae
(
- Class:
Coscinodiscophyceae
(
- Subphylum:
Diatomeae
(
- Phylum:
Ochrophyta
(
- Infrakingdom:
Heterokonta
(
- Subkingdom:
Chromobiota
(
- Kingdom:
Chromista
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Dactyliosolen fragilissimus (Bergon) G. R. Hasle
- Rhizosolenia fragilissima Bergon
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Guiry M .D..
Similar Species
[ Back to top ]
Members of the genus Dactyliosolen
There are approximately 12 species in this genus:
D. antarcticus · D. areolatus · D. bergonii · D. blavyana · D. blavyanus · D. flexuosus · D. fragilissimus · D. laevis · D. mediterraneus · D. phuketensis · D. tenuijunctus · D. voigtii
More Info
[ Back to top ]
- Search for Pictures: images.google.com
- Search for Scholarly Articles: Google Scholar
- Search using Scientific Name and Vernacular Names: All the Web | AltaVista Canada | AltaVista | Excite | Google | HotBot | Lycos
- Search using Specialized Databases: GenBank | Medline | Scirus | CISTI/CAL | Agricola Periodicals | Agricola Books
Notes
[ Back to top ]
Contributors
- AlgaeBase, 3.0, 2004.
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed May 14, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
- MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed August 3, 2008.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal May 14, 2008:
- Comisión nacional para el conocimiento y uso de la biodiversidad: Colección de Diatomeas del Sur del Golfo de México (ICMyL-DF, UNAM)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Bay of Fundy Species List (OBIS Canada)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Continuous Plankton Recorder database
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: NODC WOD01 Plankton Database
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Taxonomic Information Sytem for the Belgian coastal area
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3869917
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Alg-42283
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13289897
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2821703
