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Observations
| Observations: | Bart Van de Vijver |
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| Length: | diameter 8-20µm |
| Width: | height 5-8µm |
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Description:
Valves cylindrical (Diameter 8-20µm, Mantle height 5-8µm). Frustules interconnected by large, irregular spines, covering the entire valve face, leaving a small hyaline area in the middle. No sulcus or collum present.
| Morphology: | Centric |
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Notes:
Found in several drier soil samples. The highest concentration was reached in sample BA61 taken from a small cave in the Pointe Basse region.Taxon described from Madagascar. So far also found on Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul (situated in the Indian Ocean) (Van de Vijver, personal observation).
Other sites with Melosira echinata
- Ile de la Possession (moist habitats), Crozet Archipelago
Original Type Description
| Author: | Manguin 1941 |
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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).
