BACILLARIOPHYCEAE Haeckel, 1878
(diatoms)

Interactions where BACILLARIOPHYCEAE is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
is grazed by Tectura tessulata Tortoiseshell Limpet Lottiidae British Prosobranch and other operculate gastropod molluscs, Graham, A., 1971
/Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Lottiidae/Tectura tessulata/Tectura tessulatatortoiseshell limpet Foodplant / open feeder /Chromista/Ochrophyta/Bacillariophyceae/Bacillariophyceaediatoms grazes on
is grazed by Tectura virginea White Tortoiseshell Limpet Lottiidae British Prosobranch and other operculate gastropod molluscs, Graham, A., 1971
/Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Lottiidae/Tectura virginea/Tectura virgineawhite tortoiseshell limpet Foodplant / open feeder /Chromista/Ochrophyta/Bacillariophyceae/Bacillariophyceaediatoms grazes on
is parasitised by UK/Ireland Chytridium versatile a chytrid Chytridiales: Chytridiaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytridiaceae/Chytridium versatile/Chytridium versatilea chytrid Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Chromista/Ochrophyta/Bacillariophyceae/Bacillariophyceaediatoms parasitises

Author & YearTitleSource
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Graham, A., 1971British Prosobranch and other operculate gastropod molluscsSynopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 2, ed 1 edition, 112pp, The Linnean Society of London

BACILLARIOPHYCEAE (diatoms) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
interactions
No of
references
Order 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms
Family 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms
Order 1 subtaxa 2 trophisms
Family 1 subtaxa 2 trophisms
Order 1 subtaxa 1 references
Family 1 subtaxa 1 references
Order 1 subtaxa 1 references
Family 1 subtaxa 1 references
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 references
Subclass 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms
Order 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms
Family 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms
Order 3 subtaxa 6 trophisms
Family 3 subtaxa 6 trophisms
Order 1 subtaxa 5 trophisms
Family 1 subtaxa 5 trophisms
Order 3 subtaxa 5 trophisms
Family 3 subtaxa 5 trophisms
Order 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms
Family 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
ClassBACILLARIOPHYCEAE (diatoms)
PhylumOCHROPHYTA (a phylum of chromists)
KingdomCHROMISTA (algae)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for BACILLARIOPHYCEAE (diatoms)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. DIADIST: Diatom and Desmid Identification by Shape and Texture rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/DIADIST/
Barber, H.G. & Haworth, E.Y. 1981 A Guide to the Morphology of the Diatom Frustule Scientific Publication, No 44, 112pp, Freshwater Biological Association
Cox, E.J. 1996 Identification of Freshwater Diatoms from live material 158pp, Chapman and Hall
Donkin, A.S. 1858 On a species of filamentous diatom new to Britain Transactions of the Microscopical Society of London Vol 6: 11-12.
Gregory, W. 1856 On the post-Tertiary Diatomaceous sand of Glenshira Part II. Containing an account of a number of additional undescribed species Transactions of the Microscopical Society of London Vol 4: 35-48.
Gregory, W. 1855 On a post-Tertiary lacustrine sand containing Diatomaceous Exuviae from Glenshira, near Inverary Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science Vol 3: 30-43.
Gregory, W. 1854 Notice of the new forms and varieties of known forms occurring in the Diatomaceous earth of Mull; with remarks on the classification of the Diatomaceae Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science Vol 2: 90-100.
Greville, R.K. 1859 Descriptions of new species of British Diatomaceae, chiefly observed by the late Professor Gregory Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science Vol 7: 79-86.
Hartley, B., Barber, H.G. & Carter, J.R. 1996 An Atlas of British Diatoms 601pp, BioPress
() Hingley, M. 1993 Microscopic Life in Sphagnum Naturalists’ Handbooks, No 20, 64pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Norman, G. 1860 *** On some undescribed species of Diatomaceae ***(Superseded) Transactions of the Microscopical Society of London Vol 9: 5-9.
Smith, W. 1853 *** A Synopsis of the British Diatomaceae ***(Superseded) 2 volumes, 89+104pp, Smith and Beck
van Heurck (translated Baxter, W.E.) 1896 *** A treatise on the Diatomaceae ***(Superseded) 558 text+35 platespp, William Wesley & son

Freshwater/Genera

van Vuuren, S.J., Taylor, J., Gerber, A. & van Ginkel, C. 2006 Easy identification of the most common freshwater algae. A guide for the identification of microscopic algae in South African freshwaters. 200pp, North-West University and Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (DWAF)

Freshwater

Gregory, W. 1856 Notice of some new species of British fresh-water Diatomaceae Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science Vol 4: 1-14.

Marine/Coastal

Sykes, J.B. 1981 An Illustrated guide to the Diatoms of British Coastal Plankton Field Studies: 425-468.

Marine

Donkin, A.S. 1861 On the Marine Diatomaceae of Northumberland with a description of several new species Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science (New Series) Vol 1: 1-15.
Donkin, A.S. 1858 On the Marine Diatomaceae of Northumberland with a description of eighteen new species Transactions of the Microscopical Society of London Vol 6: 12-34.
Gregory, W. 1857 New forms of marine Diatomaceae found in the Firth of Clyde and in Loch Fine Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Vol 21: i-iv,1-72.
Lebour, M.V. 1930 The Planktonic Diatoms of Northern Seas Vol 116, The Ray Society, London

Marine/Phytoplankton

() Kraberg, A., Baumann, M. & Claus-Dieter, D. 2010 Coastal Phytoplankton 204pp, Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil

Marine/Plankton

Apstein, C. & Brandt, K.A.H. (eds) 1908 *** Botanischer Teil ***(Superseded) Nordisches Plankton, Bd.8, hft.18-22, c.1, 124+146+30+40+5pp, H. G. Bohn, London
Horner, R.A. 2002 Taxonomic guide to some common Marine Phytoplankton BioPress

Marine

Roper, F.C.S. 1858 Notes on some new species and varieties of British marine Diatomaceae Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science Vol 6: 17-25.

BACILLARIOPHYCEAE (diatoms) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Williams, D.M. 1988 An illustrated catalogue of the type specimens in the Greville diatom herbarium Bull. Br. mus. nat. hist. bot. Vol 18 (1): 1-148.

Regional

Barber, H.G. & Gill, S. (ed.) Contributions to the Diatom Flora of Leicestershire
Barber, H.G. & Gill, S. (ed.) An account of the Diatom Flora of Nuneaton and some outlying districts

Techniques

Russell, S.J. 1993 Mounting techniques for the preservation and analysis of diatoms Bulletin of the Natural History Museum (Botany Series) Vol 23 (1): 51-54.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to BACILLARIOPHYCEAE (diatoms):

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