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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)

Achnanthes cf. minutissima gracillima

Achnanthes cf. minutissima gracillima


Authority:
(Meister) Lange-Bertalot in Krammer & Lange-Bertalot
Year:
1989
References:
Krammer, K. and Lange-Bertalot, H. (1991). Baccilariophyceae: Achnanthaceae. in: Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa (H. Ettl, G. Gärtner, J. Gerloff, H. Heynig & D. Mollenhauer, eds), 2(4), pp. 314-315 [t.33:2,4]
Synonyms:
Microneis gracillima Meister 1912; Achnanthes microcephala var. gracillima (Meister) Cleve-Euler 1953; Achnanthes microcephala Kützing sensu auct. nonnull. (excl. lectotype)
Description:
Valve is linear to linear-lanceolate, the smallest specimens becoming elliptical-lanceolate, with rounded ends (more or less capitate in larger specimens); striae are less conspicuously radial on the raphe valve compared to other varieties, parallel on the pseudoraphe valve; length is 8-44µm, breadth is 3.4-4.5µm; striae count is 22-25 in 10µm
Projects:
  • Dosing Project


    • Sample localities:
  • Shark River Slough (SRS)