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Thalassiosira bramaputrae

Thalassiosira bramaputrae


Authority:
(Ehrenberg) Håkansson & Locker
Year:
1981
References:
Round, F. E., Crawford, R. M. & Mann, D. G. (1990). The Diatoms: Biology and Morphology of the Genera. Cambridge University Press, Great Britain. pp. 161; 432-433 [t.133:1-4]
Synonyms:
Stephanodiscus bramaputrae Ehrenberg 1854; Coscinodiscus lacustris Grunow in Cleve & Grunow 1880; Thalassiosira lacustris (Grunow) Hasle in Hasle & Fryxell 1977
Projects:
  • Transect Project


  • Sample localities:
  • Water Conservation Area 2A (WCA 2A)