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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. L11


Description:
Valves semi-elliptic with acute apices. Dorsal margin convex, ventral margin slightly concave. Raphe branches dorsally arched at the central part of each branch and than sloping downwards to the central nodule. Proximal and distal ends curved dorsally. Axial area developed on the dorsal side, central area not separated. Dorsal striae slightly radiate. Ventral striae parallel near the center becoming radiate towards the ends, interrupted at the center.
Length:
23.8 - 34 µm
Width:
7 - 9 µm
Strd:
17 - 19
Strv:
17 - 19
Projects:
  • Southeast Florida Coastal Mangroves


    • Sample localities:
  • Coastal Mangroves