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Observations
| Observations: | Sarah Spaulding and Rhea Esposito |
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| Length: | 7-10 µm |
| Width: | 2.5-3.5 µm |
| Striae: | 30-36 in 10 µm |
Description:
Valve linear-elliptical with rounded ends. Axial area small and linear. Central area small or indistinct. Raphe straight, slightly widened at the center of the valve. Striae radiate throughout; more widely spaced at the center.
| Morphology: | Naviculoid |
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| Distribution: | Widespread |
Autecology:
Notes:
Hustedt (1945) originally described this species as N. permitis. Hustedt was unable to see any striae on his specimens, although the images of Hustedt's holotypes in Simonsen (1987) illustrate approximately 36 striae per 10 micrometers (pl. 508, fig. 25-27). Krammer and Lange-Bertalot (1985) have designated this species as a variety of N. atomus, but perhaps its fomer ranking as a distinct species was justified based upon its narrower valve shape and finer striae. More recently, Lange-Bertalot (1997) transferred this species from the genus Navicula to the genus Mayamaea, but its status as a variety of M. atomus remained intact.
McMurdo Dry Valleys Waterbodies with Mayamaea atomus fo. permitis
- Adams Stream
- Aiken Creek
- Blue Lake
- Bowles Creek
- Canada Stream
- Commonwealth Stream
- Delta Stream
- Green Creek
- Harnish Creek Tributary
- Lost Seal Stream
- Many Glaciers Pond
- McKay Creek
- Miers Stream
- Onyx River
- Picture Pond
- Pond South of Nussbaum Riegel
- Pony Lake
- Priscu Stream
- Spaulding Pond
- Von Guerard Stream
- Wales Stream
- Wharton Creek
- Wormherder Creek
Original Type Description
| Author: | Hustedt 1945 |
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Original Description:
New combination
| Author: | Lange-Bertalot, H. 1985 |
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Citations
Index Nominum Algarum (INA):
- Original
- If an INA link is available, it will be shown above
- The INA is a bibliographic reference "card file" for algal taxonomy, containing nearly 200,000 names of algae (in the broad sense).
Publications (by year):
- Hustedt 1945. Arch. Hydrobiol. 40: 919, pl. 41, figs 8, 9. [citation 49(17)]
- Krammer and Lange-Bertalot 1985. pg. 216, fig. 74, figs 14-17 [citation 73(47)]
- Simonsen 1987. pg. 163, pl. 508, figs 25-27 [citation 109(93)]
- Lange-Bertalot 1997. [citation 81(65)]
