Diatom
DUNUC 9959
Holding institution:
Donor:
George Dickie
Licence:
HMS Challenger project IPR statement
Scientific name:
Bacillariaceae
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
14 October 1873 - 20 October 1873
Form:
Microscope Slide
Type status:
No
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Chromista
Phylum:
Ochrophyta
Class:
Bacillariophyceae
Order:
Bacillariales
Family:
Bacillariaceae
Synonyms:
Diatomophyceae
Station/Area Information
Date collected:
14 October 1873 - 20 October 1873
Area:
Tristan da Cunha, British Overseas Territory
Water body:
Southeast Atlantic Ocean
Notes:
Stream on Cliff No1. Envelope of 9 diatom slides, of which 7 come from the Challenger expedition. Part of the Diatom Collection of George Dickie (1812-1882), the first Professor of Natural History at Queens College, Belfast (1849-60), then Professor of Botany in his native Aberdeen (1860-77).