Description
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Habitat
Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -9,001 meters (0 to -29,531 feet).Mean = -1,913.730 meters (-6,278.642 feet), Standard Deviation = 2,120.080 based on 1,771 observations. Ocean depth 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:
Chaetocerotales
()
- F.e. Round & R.m. Crawford, in F.e. Round Et Al., 1990
- Subclass:
Chaetocerotophycidae
()
- F.e. Round & R.m. Crawford, in F.e. Round Et Al., 1990
- Order:
Coscinodiscophyceae
()
- F.e. Round & R.m. Crawford, in F.e. Round Et Al., 1990
- Family:
Chaetocerotaceae
()
- Ralfs in Pritchard, 1861
- Genus:
Bacteriastrum
()
- Specific descriptor:
varians
- Lauder
- Scientific name: - Bacteriastrum varians Lauder
- Specific descriptor:
varians
- Lauder
- Genus:
Bacteriastrum
(
- Family:
Chaetocerotaceae
(
- Order:
Coscinodiscophyceae
(
- Subclass:
Chaetocerotophycidae
(
- Class:
Chaetocerotales
(
- Subphylum:
Diatomeae
(
- Phylum:
Ochrophyta
(
- Infrakingdom:
Heterokonta
(
- Subkingdom:
Chromobiota
(
- Kingdom:
Chromista
(
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Bacteriastrum
There are approximately 17 species in this genus:
B. biconicum · B. brevispinum · B. comosum · B. curvatum · B. delicatulum · B. elegans · B. elongatum · B. furcatum · B. hyalinum · B. mediterraneus · B. minus · B. parallelum · B. pennatum · B. solitarium · B. spirillum · B. tenue · B. varians
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Notes
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Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3868671
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13286406
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 3956252
