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Observations
| Observations: | Bart Van de Vijver |
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| Length: | 10-19 µm |
| Width: | 4-6µm |
| Striae: | 28-34 transapical striae in 10 µm |
Description:
Valves linear to linear-elliptical with broadly rounded ends (L 10-19 µm, W 4 6µm, 28-34 transapical striae in 10 µm). RV : axial area linear, narrow. Central area, asymmetrical, reaching only one valve margin. Raphe filiform with unexpanded central endings and terminal fissures deflected in different directions. ARV: axial area narrow, linear. Central area asymmetrical.
| Morphology: | Monoraphid |
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| Distribution: |
Autecology:
Notes:
Common but only in very low abundances. Seems typical for drier soils and terrestrial mosses.So far only found on Tristan da Cunha & Gough Island.
Other sites with Psammothidium investians
- Ile de la Possession (moist habitats), Crozet Archipelago
Original Type Description
| Author: | Carter |
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Original Description:
New combination
| Author: | Bukhtiyarova 1966 |
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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).
