Pinnularia angliciformis

Taxon ID: 299
Author: Van de Vijver & Beyens    
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Observations

Observations: Bart Van de Vijver
Length: 30-68µm
Width: 7-10µm
Striae: 10-12 striae in 10µm

Description:

Valves linear with parallel, straight sides and distinctly subcapitate ends (L 30 68µm, W 7-10µm, 10-12 striae in 10µm). Axial area linear, narrow. Central area mostly forming an irregular fascia, sometimes interrupted by a single stria. Sometimes, the central area is elliptical without a fascia. Raphe filiform with marked, laterally bent central pores. Terminal fissures ?-shaped. Transapical striae weakly to moderately radiate in the middle, more and more convergent towards the poles. No longitudinal lines.

Morphology: Naviculoid
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Notes:

Baie Américaine, Ile de la Possession, Crozet Archipelago, Sample BA035 (coll. Date 14/11/1999).Common in acid freshwater habitats and wet soils with low (<100µS/cm) to moderate (200-400µS/cm) specific conductance values. Sometimes present in enriched pools (influenced by elephant seals). Less common in mosses. No ecological differences have been found between the two morphotypes.Kerguelen (Van de Vijver et al. 1998a, 2001).The dimensions P. angliciformis are smaller than P. anglica Krammer as indicated in Krammer (2000). The number of striae is likewise lower. Therefore we consider this to be a separate species.

 

 

Other sites with Pinnularia angliciformis

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

Original Type Description

Author: Van de Vijver & Beyens
Length: 30-68µm
Width: 7-10µm
Striae: 10-12 striae in 10µm

Original Description:

Valves linear with parallel, straight sides and distinctly subcapitate ends (L 30 68µm, W 7-10µm, 10-12 striae in 10µm). Axial area linear, narrow. Central area mostly forming an irregular fascia, sometimes interrupted by a single stria. Sometimes, the central area is elliptical without a fascia. Raphe filiform with marked, laterally bent central pores. Terminal fissures ?-shaped. Transapical striae weakly to moderately radiate in the middle, more and more convergent towards the poles. No longitudinal lines.

 

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