CaRMS name details
original description
(of Orthosira marina W. Smith, 1856) Smith, W. (1856). Synopsis of British Diatomaceae. John Van Voorst, London 1856., 2: 107 pp., pls. 32-60, 61-62, A-E. page(s): p. 59; pl. 53, fig. 338 [details]
basis of record
Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source
Fourtanier, E. & Kociolek, J. P. (compilers). (2011). Catalogue of Diatom Names. California Academy of Sciences, On-line Version. Updated 2011-09-19., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/diatoms/names/index.asp [details]
new combination reference
Janisch, C. (1862). Zur Charakteristik des Guanos von verschieden Fundorten. <em>Abhandlungen der Schlesischen Gesellschaft für vaterlandische Cultur. Abtheilung für Naturwissenschaften und Medicin. Breslau.</em> 2: 1-29. page(s): p. 10; pl. 1A, fig. 3-4 [details]
Unreviewed
Diet phytosynthetic [details]
Distribution geographic region not obtained; recorded as being found in the Bay of Fundy [details]
Habitat pelagic or attached to various marine life [details]
Importance most abundant phylum of algae [details]
Morphology yellow brown in color, not green [details]
Predators marine microorganisms and animal larvae [details]
Reproduction general for group: both sexual and asexual [details]
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