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Observations
| Observations: | Bart Van de Vijver |
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| Length: | 10-25µm |
| Width: | 3-4,5µm |
| Striae: | 10 striae in 10µm |
Description:
Valves linear to elliptical lanceolate, slightly heteropolar (L 10-25µm, W 3 4,5µm, 10 striae in 10µm). Axial area fairly narrow, linear to slightly lanceolate. Striae parallel, composed of slit-like areolae, continuing without interruption onto the mantle face. Marginal spines almost always detected, sometimes occurring in groups of 2-4. No rimoportula, but one or two apical porefields present. Girdle consists of 5 separate copulae, slightly curved near the poles.
| Morphology: | Araphid |
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Autecology:
Notes:
Common in all samples, mostly in standing waterbodies. pH-optimum 7,2. Preference for wet mosses (optimal F-value III). Less abundant in soil samples.Widespread in the entire (Sub-)Antarctic Region.Le Cohu (1999) reported the presence of entirely perforated 'connecting bridges' between the striae. No such structures have been observed within the Crozet population.
Other sites with Staurosira pinnata
- Ile de la Possession (moist habitats), Crozet Archipelago
Original Type Description
| Author: | Ehrenberg 1991 |
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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).
