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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 sp. F41


Ecological Preference:
Marine
Description:
Valve semi-lanceolate with acute apices. Dorsal margin convex; ventral margin straight, but slightly inflated at the center. Raphe branches arcuate. Proximal and distal ends bent dorsally. Axial area on the dorsal site very narrow. Dorsal striae parallel; ventral striae short, but very easily visible under LM, interrupted at the center.
Notes:
Found only in coastal mangroves approximately 100m west of Biscayne Bay at sites with low water level (< 0.5m) and salinity varying between 20 – 25ppt.
Length:
86.7 µm
Width:
10 µm
Strd:
19
Strv:
20
Projects:
  • Southeast Florida Coastal Mangroves


    • Sample localities:
  • Coastal Mangroves