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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)

Nitzschia capitellata


Authority:
Hustedt in A. Schmidt et al.
Year:
1922
References:
Krammer K. & Lange-Bertalot H. (1997): "Susswaserflora von Mitteleuropa", Vol.2, pg.88,89, Fig.62:4,7,8; Wikowski et al. (2000):"Iconographia Diatomologica (Vol.VII). Diatom flora of marine coast I", pg.372,373, Pl.209:2-6; Guide methodologique pour la mise en oeuvre de I'Indice biologique diatomees"(2000), Pl.70;
Ecological Preference:
Marine-Brackish
Description:
Valve is linear to linear-lanceolate, slightly constricted and more or less concave in the middle, with almost wedge-shaped, rounded ends; 10-18 fibulae in 10µm, with the middle two subtly further apart from each other than to the rest; length is 20-ca.70µm, breadth is 3.5-6.5µm; striae count is 23-ca.40 in 10µm
Length:
20 - 70 µm
Width:
3.5 - 6.5 µm
Strd:
ca. 40
Fibulae:
10 - 18
Projects:
  • Southeast Florida Coastal Mangroves
  • Transect Project


    • Sample localities:
  • Loxahatchee (LOX)