Navicula ampliata (Ehrenberg 1854), Neidium iridis var. ampliata (Ehrenberg) Cleve 1894), Neidium iridis var. parallela (Krieger 1929), Neidium iridis f. vernalis (Reichelt ex Hustedt 1930), Neidium iridis var. obtusa (Hustedt 1950), Neidium affine var. elegans (Mayer 1913)
Ecological Preference:
Fresh
Description:
Valves linear to linear-elliptic, with broad, subrostrate to rostrate ends. Sites slightly to moderately convex.
Notes:
Found in the bottom part (ca. 150cm and lower) of the sediment core collected in Featherbed Bank, central part of Biscayne Bay. According to Patrick & Reimer (1966) this species is common in lakes and bogs sediments, occasionaly found in streams.
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