Skeletonema costatum

• Interesting Facts
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
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• Further Reading
• Notes

Interesting Facts

Description

Habitat

Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -4,839 meters (0 to -15,876 feet).[1]

Biome: Marine .

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Melosira costata Greville

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Similar Species

Members of the genus Skeletonema

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Further Reading

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Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 16, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal May 15, 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: Taxonomic Information Sytem for the Belgian coastal area

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3868611
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Alg-39687
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14387965
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2792696

Footnotes

1. Mean = -535.900 meters (-1,758.202 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,086.490 based on 1,006 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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