| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chromista | Ochrophyta | Bacillariophyceae | Chaetocerotales | Chaetocerotaceae | Chaetoceros C.G.Ehrenberg, 1844 |
| Rank | Scientific name | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| variety | Chaetoceros socialis var. congesta Meunier, 1913 | accepted |
| variety | Chaetoceros socialis var. flabelliformis Meunier, 1913 | accepted |
| variety | Chaetoceros socialis var. socialis | accepted |
| variety | Chaetoceros socialis var. solitaria Meunier, 1913 | accepted |
| form | Chaetoceros socialis f. autumnalis A.I.Proshkina-Lavrenko, 1953 | accepted |
| form | Chaetoceros socialis f. flabiliformis Meunier, 1913 | accepted |
| form | Chaetoceros socialis f. major L.Mangin, 1913 | accepted |
| form | Chaetoceros socialis f. minor L.Mangin, 1913 | accepted |
| form | Chaetoceros socialis f. radians (Schütt) Prosckina-Lavrenko | accepted |
| form | Chaetoceros socialis f. socialis | accepted |
| form | Chaetoceros socialis f. solitaria Meunier, 1913 | accepted |
| form | Chaetoceros socialis f. vernalis A.I.Proshkina-Lavrenko, 1953 | accepted |
Chaetoceros socialis Lauder. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via biodiversity.aq on 2019-11-26.