The Taxon Database contains information on specimens identified in the CAS Diatom Collection. One may search by entering the genus, species, accession number, and/or slide number.

The abbreviations and the field names they represent are:

G: Genus
S: Species
V: Variety
F: Form
A: Basionym authority
2: Combination authority
ACCESSION #: Accession Number: a unique number assigned to material from each sample location, which may be cross-referenced with the Locality Database
D: Name of person who made this determination
SLIDE #: CAS slide number for the slide on which this taxon was identified
T: Type status of this specimen
PUBLICATION #: Publication number: a unique number assigned to a publication, which may be cross-referenced with the Publication and Locality databases
PUBREF: Publication reference number
SC: Slide comments
ID: Identification notes made by the identifier

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