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Welcome to the Diatom Image Database! The Periphyton Group at Florida International University created and maintains the Diatom Image Database, which includes over 980 diatom taxa found in the greater Everglades region of south Florida. Please send questions or comments about the Diatom Image Database to Franco Tobias .

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You can also click on one of labeled areas on the map to browse by location.
Map of south Florida Loxahatchee (LOX) WCA 2A WCA 3A Biscayne Bay Shark River Slough (SRS) Taylor Slough (TS) Florida Bay Everglades National Park (ENP) Everglades National Park (ENP)

Loxahatchee Species List




Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge (LOX)

Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge (LOX)


Achnanthes

Achnanthidium

Amphora

Anomoeoneis

Aulacoseira

Bacillaria

Brachysira

Caloneis

Craticula

Cyclotella

Diadesmis

Diploneis

Encyonema

Encyonopsis

Eunotia

Fragilaria

Frustulia

Gomphonema

Mastogloia

Navicella

Navicula

Neidium

Nitzschia

Pinnularia

Rhopalodia

Sellaphora

Stauroneis

Stenopterobia

Stephanodiscus


Number of species = 123