Thalassiosira margaritae (Snake Mackerel, Snack Mackerel)

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Snack Mackerel, Snake Mackerel

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 ()
        Subphylum: Diatomeae () - (Dumortier, 1821) Cavalier-Smith, 1995 - Diatoms
        Class: Coscinodiscophyceae ()
        Subclass: Thalassiosirophycidae () - F.e. Round & R.m. Crawford in F.e. Round, R.m. Crawford & D.g.
        Order: Thalassiosirales ()
        Family: Thallassiosiraceae ()
        Genus: Thalassiosira ()
        Specific descriptor: margaritae
        Scientific name: - Thalassiosira margaritae (Freng. & Orlando) Kozlova, 1962

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Thalassiosira

There are approximately 171 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

T. aestivalis · T. allenii · T. andamanica · T. angstii · T. angulata · T. anguste · T. anguste-lineata · T. antarctica · T. antiqua var. septata · T. australiensis · T. australis · T. baldaufii · T. baltica · T. bingensis · T. bioculata · T. bioculata var. exigua · T. bipartita · T. bipora · T. blanda · T. bramaputrae · T. brunii · T. bulbosa · T. burckliana · T. californica · T. cardiophora · T. cedarkeyensis · T. centra · T. cf · T. chilensis · T. complicata · T. concaviuscula · T. condensata · T. conferta · T. constricta · T. cormandeliana · T. coronata · T. curviseriata · T. decipiens · T. delicata · T. delicatula · T. dichotomica · T. diporocyclus · T. dubiosa · T. duostra · T. eccentrica · T. echinata · T. elliptipora · T. endoseriata · T. excentrica · T. exigua · T. expecta · T. fasciculata · T. ferelineata · T. flexuosa · T. flexuosa var. tenella · T. floridana · T. fluviatilis · T. fraga · T. frenguellii · T. frenguelliopsis · T. fryxelliae · T. gersondei · T. gessneri · T. gracilis · T. gracilis var. expecta · T. gravida · T. grunowii · T. guillardii · T. hendeyi · T. hibernalis · T. hyalina · T. hydra · T. hyperborea · T. incerta · T. insigna · T. inura · T. irregulata · T. jacksonii · T. japonica · T. jouseae · T. kanayae · T. kolbei · T. kushirensis · T. labimarginata · T. lacustris · T. lentiginosa · T. leptopus · T. leptopus var. elliptica · T. levanderi · T. lineata · T. lundiana · T. lusca · T. maculata · T. mahoodii · T. makarovae · T. mala · T. manifesta · T. margaritae (Snake Mackerel) · T. marujamica · T. mediaconvexa

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Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 19, 2008:

Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum: Bishop Museum Natural History Specimen Data
Burke Museum: University of Washington Fish Collection
Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates: Fish Collection
FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Atlantic Reference Centre (OBIS Canada)
Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Bishop Museum Data (OBIS distribution) (USOBIS)
Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: CSIRO Marine Data Warehouse (OBIS Australia)
Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: iziko South African Museum - Fish Collection (AfrOBIS)
Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: NODC WOD01 Plankton Database
Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: REVIZEE South Score / Pelagic and Demersal Fish Database (OBIS South America, BRAZIL)
Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity - Fish Collection (AfrOBIS)
Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University: MCZ Fish Collection
National Chemical Laboratory: IndOBIS, Indian Ocean Node of OBIS
OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
Royal Ontario Museum: Fish specimens
UNIBIO, IBUNAM: CNPE/Coleccion Nacional de Peces

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 5329314
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 17886918
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2585039