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Caloneis excentrica

Caloneis excentrica

Caloneis excentrica


Authority:
(Grunow) Boyer
Year:
1927
References:
Witkowski, A. (2000). Diatom Flora of Marine Coast. Iconographia Diatomologica, Vol.7, Pg.744, Fig.6;
Ecological Preference:
Marine
Description:
Valves broadly linear with rounded or cuneate ends, 90-140µm long, 17-25µm broad. Raphe slightly undulating, central ends bent in the same direction, central area often slightly dilated unilaterally, axial area narrow. Transapical striae 20-22 in 10µm, parallel throughout the valve, striae on both sides of the raphe crossed by longitudinal lines.
Projects:
  • Southeast Florida Coastal Mangroves
  • Florida Bay Paleo Project


  • Sample localities:
  • Florida Bay