Description
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Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 574 meters (0 to 1,883 feet).Mean = 38.950 meters (127.789 feet), Standard Deviation = 72.340 based on 575 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Taxonomy
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- 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:
Fragilariophyceae
()
- F.e. Round, in F.e. Round Et Al., 1990
- Subclass:
Fragilariophycidae
()
- F.e. Round, in F.e. Round Et Al., 1990
- Order:
Tabellariales
()
- F.e. Round, in F.e. Round Et Al., 1990
- Family:
Tabellariaceae
()
- Kützing, 1844
- Genus:
Tabellaria
()
- Specific descriptor:
flocculosa
- (Roth) Kützing
- Scientific name: - Tabellaria flocculosa (Roth) Kützing
- Specific descriptor:
flocculosa
- (Roth) Kützing
- Genus:
Tabellaria
(
- Family:
Tabellariaceae
(
- Order:
Tabellariales
(
- Subclass:
Fragilariophycidae
(
- Class:
Fragilariophyceae
(
- Subphylum:
Diatomeae
(
- Phylum:
Ochrophyta
(
- Infrakingdom:
Heterokonta
(
- Subkingdom:
Chromobiota
(
- Kingdom:
Chromista
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Bacillaria flocculosa (Roth) Leiblein
- Conferva flocculosa Roth
- Striatella flocculosa (Roth) Kuntze
- Tabellaria flocculosa (Roth) Kütz.
- Tabellaria flocculosa (Roth) Kützing
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Guiry M .D.
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Tabellaria
There are approximately 9 species in this genus:
T. binalis · T. binalis forma elliptica · T. fenestrata · T. flocculosa · T. grandis · T. kuetzingiana · T. quadriseptata · T. trinodis · T. ventricosa
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Notes
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Contributors
- AlgaeBase
- Bisby FA, Roskov YR, Orrell TM, Nicolson D, Paglinawan LE, Bailly N, Kirk PM, Bourgoin T, van Hertum J, eds (2008). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2008 Annual Checklist Taxonomic Classification. CD-ROM; Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed May 16, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 4 providers.
- MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 25, 2008.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal May 16, 2008:
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Bay of Fundy Species List (OBIS Canada)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: NODC WOD01 Plankton Database
- NLBIF: Limnodata
- The Danish Biodiversity Information Facility: Priest Pot species list, Cumbria, Britain
- UK National Biodiversity Network: Scottish Environment Protection Agency - River macroinvertebrate and diatom data (1990-2004) from sites classified in 2004
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3868778
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Alg-32232
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13282977
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2910736
