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Diatom Image Database

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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Actinoptychus senarius

Actinoptychus senarius

Actinoptychus senarius


Authority:
(Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg
Year:
1843
References:
Witkowski et al. (2000). Iconographia Diatomologica (Vol.VII). Diatom flora of marine coast. Part 1. pg.22, Pl. 3:3,4;
Synonyms:
Actinoptychus undulatus (Bailey) Ralfs in Pritchard, 1861)
Ecological Preference:
Marine
Description:
Valve divided into sectors, alternaly elevated or depressed , which terminate shortly from the middle forming a structureless central area, hexagonal in outline central area, each of the elevated sectors possesses a labiate process with external tube. Areolation coarse and irregular, 4-10 in 10µm.
Projects:
  • Southeast Florida Coastal Mangroves
  • Florida Bay Paleo Project
  • Biscayne Bay Paleo Project


    • Sample localities:
  • Biscayne Bay (BISC)