Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Triceratium tripos Cleve

diatomea, Diatom

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Chromista

Phylum
Ochrophyta

Class
Bacillariophyceae

Order
Triceratiales

Family
Triceratiaceae

Genus
Triceratium

Species
tripos

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

References

  • Guiry, M.D. Guiry, G.M. (2021) AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org
  • Cleve, P.T. (1881) On Some New and Little Known Diatoms. Kongl. Vetensk. Akad. Handl. 18(5):1-28.
  • Horton, T. Horton, T., Kroh, A., Ahyong, S., Bailly, N., Boyko, C. B., Brandão, S. N., Gofas, S., Hooper, J. N. A., Hernandez, F., Holovachov, O., Mees, J., Molodtsova, T. N., Paulay, G., Decock, W., Dekeyzer, S., Poffyn, G., Vandepitte, L., Vanhoorne, B., Adlard, R., ... Zhao, Z. (2021) World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Triceratium tripos", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=16722. Accessed 7 August 2025.