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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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Gomphonema intricatum vibrio 02

Gomphonema intricatum vibrio  02


Authority:
Ehrenberg sensu Fricke
References:
Fricke, F. (1902). Atlas der Diatomaceen-Kunde, Band I-III. pp. 363, 364 [t.235:11-16]
Ecological Preference:
Fresh-Brackish
Description:
Valves have acutely rounded apices, with a more rapidly tapering footpole than headpole; valve is obviously heteropolar, with a more noticeable curvature to the dorsal part of the valve; valve is also transversely asymmetrical; specimens vary greatly in length
Projects:
  • Dosing Project
  • CERP
  • Transect Project


  • Sample localities:
  • Water Conservation Areas (WCAs)