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Observations
| Observations: | Bart Van de Vijver |
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| Length: | 6-32µm |
| Width: | 2-3,5µm |
| Striae: | 10-14 fibulae in 10µm |
Description:
Valves lanceolate with narrow, weakly protracted cuneate ends (L 6-32µm, W 2 3,5µm, 10-14 fibulae in 10µm). Raphe keel quite eccentric, fibulae evenly spaced except the two in the middle, more spaced than the others. Transapical striae resolvable in LM, 25-30 in 10µm.
| Morphology: | Nitzschioid |
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Notes:
Quite common small pools and larger lakes with elevated specific conductance values and (very) high pH-values (>9,0). Mostly recorded from the Jardin Japonais. Common in terrestrial mosses. Almost absent in soils.South Orkney Islands (Oppenheim & Greenwood 1990).
Other sites with Nitzschia fonticola
- Ile de la Possession (moist habitats), Crozet Archipelago
Original Type Description
| Author: | Grunow 1988 |
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Citations
Index Nominum Algarum (INA):
- 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).
