Nitzschia hungarica

Taxon ID: 205
Author: Grunow 1988   
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Observations

Observations: Bart Van de Vijver
Length: 50-90µm
Width: 6-8µm
Striae: 9-11 fibulae in 10µm

Description:

Valves linear, slightly concave in the middle with cuneately rounded ends (L 50 90µm, W 6-8µm, 9-11 fibulae in 10µm). Raphe keel quite eccentric with regularly placed fibulae, the two in the middle slightly more spaced than the others. Each fibula contacts 1 (sometimes 2) stria. Transapical striae interrupted in the middle by a large hyaline area, 17-18 striae in 10µm.

Morphology: Nitzschioid
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Notes:

Found in low abundances in large lakes in the Jardin Japonais with high pH values (> 9,0).First record for the (Sub-)Antarctic Region.

 

 

Other sites with Nitzschia hungarica

  • Ile de la Possession (moist habitats), Crozet Archipelago

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