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Cyclotella iris

Cyclotella iris


Authority:
Brun & Heribaud
Year:
1893
References:
Krammer, K. and Lange-Bertalot, H. (1991). Baccilariophyceae: Centrales, Fragilariaceae, Eunotiaceae. in: Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa (H. Ettl, J. Gerloff, H. Heynig & D. Mollenhauer, eds), 2(3), pp. 47; 322-323 [t.47:6-8]
Synonyms:
Cyclotella iris Brun & Heribaud 1893
Description:
Valve is elliptical to round; central field is unevenly bordered, often stretched in a bipolar fashion and waved tangentially, and is roughly dotted (colliculate structure); margin of valve face is radially bordered in an uneven manner, with long and short grooves that are sometimes dividing (in smaller elliptical valves, the grooves may seem equally long); diameter is 8-50µm
Projects:
  • Transect Project


  • Sample localities:
  • Loxahatchee (LOX)