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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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Mastogloia horvathiana

Mastogloia horvathiana


Authority:
Grunow
References:
Witkowski, A., Lange-Bertalot, H. & Metzeltin, D. (2000). Diatom Flora of Marine Coasts I. in: Iconographia Diatomologica 7, pp. 249; 606-607 [pl.82:15-16]
Synonyms:
Orthoneis horvathiana Grun.; Mastogloia pacifica Brun.
Description:
Valve is broadly elliptic with broadly rounded apices, very narrow axial area and small, ovoid, unilaterally widened central area; raphe is slightly sinuous; transapical striae are radiate and composed of three punctate areolae systems crossing each other; 13-15 irregular hexagonal-shaped punctae in 10µm; partectal ring composed of uniform, transapically rectangular partecta (usu.5-8 in 10µm) is about 4µm broad and terminating at the valve apices; length is 30-60µm, breadth is 22-40µm
Projects:
  • Transect Project


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