BACILLARIOPHYCEAE Haeckel, 1878
(diatoms)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
BIDDULPHIALES
an order of diatoms
Order 1 subtaxa 1 images 1 ident. refs
BIDDULPHIACEAE
a family of diatoms
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 		Family 1 subtaxa 1 images 1 ident. refs
COSCINODISCALES
an order of diatoms
Order 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
COSCINODISCACEAE
a family of centric diatoms
Family 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
Coscinodiscus
a genus of diatoms
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
CYMBELLALES
an order of diatoms
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 		Order 3 subtaxa 16 images
EUNOTIALES
an order of diatoms
Order 2 subtaxa 2 images
EUNOTIACEAE
a family of diatoms
Family 2 subtaxa 2 images
Eunotia
a genus of diatoms
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 		Genus 2 subtaxa 2 images
FRAGILARIALES
an order of diatoms
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 		Order 5 subtaxa 9 images
NAVICULALES
an order of diatoms
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 		Order 2 subtaxa 3 images
SURIRELLALES
an order of diatoms
Order 1 subtaxa 2 images
SURIRELLACEAE
a family of diatoms
Family 1 subtaxa 2 images
Surirella
a genus of diatoms
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 2 images
TABELLARIALES
an order of diatoms
Order 1 subtaxa 16 images
TABELLARIACEAE
a family of diatoms
Family 1 subtaxa 16 images
Tabellaria
a genus of diatoms
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 16 images
Bacillariophyceae (unidentified)
Unidentified Diatoms
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 		Unidentified 9 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
ClassBACILLARIOPHYCEAE (diatoms)
PhylumOCHROPHYTA (a phylum of chromists)
KingdomCHROMISTA (algae)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. DIADIST: Diatom and Desmid Identification by Shape and Texture rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/DIADIST/
Barber, H.G. & Haworth, E.Y. 1981 A Guide to the Morphology of the Diatom Frustule Scientific Publication, No 44, 112pp, Freshwater Biological Association
Cox, E.J. 1996 Identification of Freshwater Diatoms from live material 158pp, Chapman and Hall
Donkin, A.S. 1858 On a species of filamentous diatom new to Britain Transactions of the Microscopical Society of London Vol 6: 11-12.
Gregory, W. 1856 On the post-Tertiary Diatomaceous sand of Glenshira Part II. Containing an account of a number of additional undescribed species Transactions of the Microscopical Society of London Vol 4: 35-48.
Gregory, W. 1855 On a post-Tertiary lacustrine sand containing Diatomaceous Exuviae from Glenshira, near Inverary Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science Vol 3: 30-43.
Gregory, W. 1854 Notice of the new forms and varieties of known forms occurring in the Diatomaceous earth of Mull; with remarks on the classification of the Diatomaceae Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science Vol 2: 90-100.
Greville, R.K. 1859 Descriptions of new species of British Diatomaceae, chiefly observed by the late Professor Gregory Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science Vol 7: 79-86.
Hartley, B., Barber, H.G. & Carter, J.R. 1996 An Atlas of British Diatoms 601pp, BioPress
() Hingley, M. 1993 Microscopic Life in Sphagnum Naturalists’ Handbooks, No 20, 64pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Norman, G. 1860 *** On some undescribed species of Diatomaceae ***(Superseded) Transactions of the Microscopical Society of London Vol 9: 5-9.
Smith, W. 1853 *** A Synopsis of the British Diatomaceae ***(Superseded) 2 volumes, 89+104pp, Smith and Beck
van Heurck (translated Baxter, W.E.) 1896 *** A treatise on the Diatomaceae ***(Superseded) 558 text+35 platespp, William Wesley & son

Freshwater/Genera

van Vuuren, S.J., Taylor, J., Gerber, A. & van Ginkel, C. 2006 Easy identification of the most common freshwater algae. A guide for the identification of microscopic algae in South African freshwaters. 200pp, North-West University and Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (DWAF)

Freshwater

Gregory, W. 1856 Notice of some new species of British fresh-water Diatomaceae Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science Vol 4: 1-14.

Marine/Coastal

Sykes, J.B. 1981 An Illustrated guide to the Diatoms of British Coastal Plankton Field Studies: 425-468.

Marine

Donkin, A.S. 1861 On the Marine Diatomaceae of Northumberland with a description of several new species Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science (New Series) Vol 1: 1-15.
Donkin, A.S. 1858 On the Marine Diatomaceae of Northumberland with a description of eighteen new species Transactions of the Microscopical Society of London Vol 6: 12-34.
Gregory, W. 1857 New forms of marine Diatomaceae found in the Firth of Clyde and in Loch Fine Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Vol 21: i-iv,1-72.
Lebour, M.V. 1930 The Planktonic Diatoms of Northern Seas Vol 116, The Ray Society, London

Marine/Phytoplankton

() Kraberg, A., Baumann, M. & Claus-Dieter, D. 2010 Coastal Phytoplankton 204pp, Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil

Marine/Plankton

Apstein, C. & Brandt, K.A.H. (eds) 1908 *** Botanischer Teil ***(Superseded) Nordisches Plankton, Bd.8, hft.18-22, c.1, 124+146+30+40+5pp, H. G. Bohn, London
Horner, R.A. 2002 Taxonomic guide to some common Marine Phytoplankton BioPress

Marine

Roper, F.C.S. 1858 Notes on some new species and varieties of British marine Diatomaceae Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science Vol 6: 17-25.

BACILLARIOPHYCEAE (diatoms) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for BACILLARIOPHYCEAE (diatoms)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 24 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for BACILLARIOPHYCEAE (diatoms)
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