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Planothidium frequentissimum

Planothidium frequentissimum


Authority:
(Lange-Bertalot) Round & Bukhtiyarova
Year:
1996
References:
Round, F E. & Bukhtiyarova, L. (1996). New Genera Based on Achnanthidium. in: Diatom Research (F. Round, D. G. Mann and M. J. Sullivan, eds), 11(2), pp. 345-361 (fig.7-10)
Synonyms:
Achnanthes lanceolata var. frequentissima Lange-Bertalot 1991; Achnanthes lanceolata var. dubia f. minuta Grun. in Van Heurck 1880-1887 (basionym)
Description:
Description is the same as for Planothidium lanceolatum, except striae are interrupted centrally on raphe valve and on one side of araphid valve, where it is marked by a "hoof-mark" depression (this is an internal capped structure in some taxa)
Projects:
  • Transect Project


  • Sample localities:
  • Water Conservation Area 2A (WCA 2A)