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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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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)

Amphora costata


Authority:
W. Smith
Year:
1853
References:
Witkowski et al. (2000). Iconographia Diatomologica (Vol.VII). Diatom flora of marine coast. Part 1. pg.134, Pl.169:9;
Ecological Preference:
Marine
Description:
Frustules broadly lanceolate to elliptic, 45-80µm long, 30-65µm broad. Valves arcuate with convex dorsal margin and straight ventral margin with produced apices. Raphe cloas to the ventral margin, External central endings slightly bent towards the dorsal margin, axial area broad on the ventral side, central area semielliptic. Transapical striae punctate, radiate, 8-10 in 10µm.
Length:
48.5 µm
Width:
12.8 µm
Strd:
10
Strv:
11
Projects:
  • Southeast Florida Coastal Mangroves
  • Florida Bay Paleo Project


    • Sample localities:
  • Florida Bay