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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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Triceratium reticulum

Triceratium reticulum

Triceratium reticulum

Triceratium reticulum


Authority:
Ehrenberg
Year:
1845
References:
Witkowski et al. (2000):"Iconographia Diatomologica (Vol.VII). Diatom flora of marine coast I", pg. 42,43, Pl.7:7;
Synonyms:
Triceratium sculptum (Shadbolt, 1854), Triceratium punctatum (Brightwell, 1856), Bidulphia sculpta (Van Heurck, 1885), Trigonium punctatum (Peragallo, 1908)
Ecological Preference:
Marine
Description:
Valve triangular with straight or slightly concave margins and acutely or obtusely rounded apices, 25-65µm long. Surface convex at the center and angles, apices separated by short furrows indistinctly elevated above the valve face level. Valve face areolated, areole circularly-rectangular in the middle, distribted irregularly, towards the margins forming radial rows, 5 in 10µm, at the apices 12-15 in 10µm.
Projects:
  • Florida Bay Paleo Project
  • Biscayne Bay Paleo Project


    • Sample localities:
  • Biscayne Bay (BISC)