Florida Coastal Everglades LTER - 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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Mastogloia crucicula

Authority:

Grunow (Cleve)

Year:

1895

References:

Witkowski et al. (2000):"Iconographia Diatomologica (Vol.VII). Diatom flora of marine coast I", Pl.75, fig.3, p.242; Foged N. (1984):"Freshwater and littoral diatoms from Cuba", Pl.XXXVII, fig.8,9

Synonyms:

Orthoneis crucicula (Grunow), Mastogloia quadrinotata (Ostrup)

Ecological Preference:

Marine-Brackish
Meso-Oligotrophic

Notes:

Stephens et al.(1979) reported it from Indian River at Haulover, Jim Island, Link Port, on seagrass H. wrightii, salinity 16-42ppt., temp.9-34°C. In our samples common in Florida Bay, samples from seagrass T. testudinum.

Length:

14 - 22 µm

Width:

8 - 12 µm

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Projects:

Florida Bay Paleo Project

Sample localities:

Florida Bay

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Mastogloia crucicula