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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)

Brachysira aponina

Brachysira aponina

Brachysira aponina

Brachysira aponina

Brachysira aponina


Authority:
Kutzing
Year:
1836
References:
Lange-Bertalot H. & G. Moser (1994):"Bibliotheca Diatomologica. Band 29. Brachysira. Monographie der gattung", pg.14,15, Fig.11:16-23, Fig.12:1-3;
Synonyms:
Navicula aponina (Kutzing 1844), Navicula perlepida (Grunow 1884), Navicula interruptestriata (Schwabe & Simonsen 1961), Caloneis savitschii (Karayeva 1974), Navicula dvorachekii (Ehrlich 1978)
Ecological Preference:
Brackish-Fresh
Description:
Valves narrowly-lanceolate with obtusely rounded apices, 14-40µm long, 4-5.5µm broad. Raphe staight, axial area narrow, central area slightly broadened. Transapical striae hardly visible under LM, ca.35 in 10µm.
Projects:
  • Southeast Florida Coastal Mangroves
  • Florida Bay Paleo Project
  • Transect Project


    • Sample localities:
  • Water Conservation Area 2A (WCA 2A)