Phaeodactylum tricornutum Bohlin 1898

Publication Details
Phaeodactylum tricornutum Bohlin 1898: 520, fig. 9

Published in: Bohlin, K. (1898). Zur Morphologie und Biologie einzelliger Algen. Översigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 54(9): 507-529, 10 figures.

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Publication date: 1898

Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Phaeodactylum.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: Sweden; (INA 1996)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 13 March 2023

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Distributional note
Graham et al. (2015) note that this is generally marine but record it from a lake in Wisconsin (97% identity). - (05 August 2015) - G.M. Guiry

Usage notes
Lipid-rich diatom that contains a high level of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, especially eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) (Cui et al. 2021). - (04 June 2021) - G.M. Guiry
Widely cultivated as food for larval molluscs and fish. - (10 February 2016) - M.D. Guiry

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2025

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