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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. L06

Amphora sp. L06


Description:
Valves semi-lanceolate with protracted rostrate to slightly capitate ends. Dorsal margin convex, ventral margin straight. Raphe branches straight. Axial area narrow, central area absent on the dorsal side. Dorsal striae dense, but well visible under LM, parallel. Ventral striae not visible under LM.
Notes:
Rarely recorded in material scraped from the seagrass blades collected from the area around Butternut Key, Florida Bay with water depth < 2m and average salinity 29ppt.
Length:
15.7 µm
Width:
3.9 µm
Strd:
24
Strv:
n/a
Projects:
  • Southeast Florida Coastal Mangroves


    • Sample localities:
  • Coastal Mangroves