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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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Synedra baculus


Authority:
Gregory
Year:
1857
References:
Jensen (1985), pg. 209, 210, fig. 715
Synonyms:
Synedra baculus var. minor
Ecological Preference:
Marine
Description:
Valves linear, somethimes inflated in the center with broadly rounded ends. Transapical striae delicate, not interrupted in the center. Puncta distinct. The valve surface wavy in cross section.
Notes:
According to Hustedt (1959) it is littoral ocean form, widely distributed.
Length:
200-1000 µm
Width:
13-27 µm
Strd:
10
Projects:
  • Biscayne Bay


    • Sample localities:
  • Biscayne Bay (BISC)