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Observations
| Observations: | Bart Van de Vijver |
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| Length: | 7-9µm |
| Width: | 3-5µm |
| Striae: | 20-30 striae in 10µm |
Description:
Valves broad-elliptical (L 7-9µm, W 3-5µm, 20-30 striae in 10µm). ARV: axial area linear-lanceolate to linear-elliptical. Central area variable. Transapical striae slightly radiate. RV: axial area narrow, linear. Central area stauroform due to shortened striae. Transapical striae radiate. Raphe straight, filiform with simple central and terminal endings.
| Morphology: | Monoraphid |
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| Distribution: |
Autecology:
Notes:
Very rare. Only a few records were made from the area around Lapérouse and Lac Perdu. Occurring there in a circumneutral pool and a small river and semi-wet mosses (F value III-VI).No records from the Antarctic and Subantarctic regions.
Other sites with Psammothidium levanderi
- Ile de la Possession (moist habitats), Crozet Archipelago
Original Type Description
| Author: | Hustedt |
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Original Description:
New combination
| Author: | Czarnecki 1989 |
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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).
