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Observations
| Observations: | Bart Van de Vijver |
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| Length: | 14-16µm |
| Width: | 4,6-6µm |
| Striae: | 35-40 striae in 10µm |
Description:
Valves rhombic-elliptical with obtusely rounded ends (L 14-16µm, W 4,6-6µm). Axial area very narrow, linear. No central area present. Raphe filiform, straight with simple central endings and terminal endings deflected towards the same side. Transapical striae not observable in LM (35-40 in 10µm), strongly radiate in the middle, convergent near the poles. In the centre, some shorter striae are placed between the longer ones.
| Morphology: | Naviculoid |
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Notes:
A. minuscula was found on two locations: in high abundances in a large lake in the Jardin Japonais (Pointe Basse) with a very high pH (i.e. 9,3) and rather high conductivity (220µS/cm) and secondly in quite wet soil samples taken in the immediate vicinity of the 'sources ferrugineuses' with a pH-value between 5,4 and 6,6 and relatively high amounts of chloride and sulfate. Relative abundances in the soil samples however, never exceeded 2%.King George Island (Schmidt et al. 1990), Antarctic Continent (Kellogg et al. 1980)
Other sites with Adlafia minuscula
- Ile de la Possession (moist habitats), Crozet Archipelago
Original Type Description
| Author: | Grunow |
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New combination
| Author: | Lange-Bertalot 2001 |
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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).
