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Taxon: Phylum Bacillariophyta Engl. & Gilg (1919) - diatoms (alga)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation:  (Haeckel, 1878) A. Engler & E. Gilg, 1919
Original name:  Haeckel, 1878: 95. [class "Bacillariae"].
Subsequent rank (orig. spell.):  Engler, A. (& Gilg, E.) 1919. Syllabus (ed. 8): 13. [division].

Variants

Equivalent rank: Bacillariophyta (Division) Engl. & Gilg (1919) Ref: F.E. Round & R.M. Crawford, 1990: 588.
Different rank: Bacillariophyceae (Class) Haeckel (1878)

Synonyms

Accepted name: Ochrophyta (Phylum) Caval.-Sm. (1995) Ref: PBDB: 1 Feb 2018.
Senior synonym: Diatomea ([unranked]) Kütz. (1844) Ref: S.M. Adl et al., 2012: table 2 (p. 458).
Synonymous name: Diatomea ([unranked]) Kütz. (1844) Ref: S.M. Adl et al., 2005: table 2 (p. 431).
Synonymous name: Diatomeae (Subphylum) Caval.-Sm. (1995) Ref: S.M. Adl et al., 2005: table 2 (p. 431). [implicit]
Synonymous name (objective): Diatomeae (Phylum) Ref: R. Wettstein, 1935
Vernacular name: diatoms ([unranked]) Ref: L. Margulis & K.V. Schwartz, 1982

Vernacular Names (English)

Full name: diatoms
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