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Brachysira styriaca

Brachysira styriaca


Authority:
(Grunow) Ross in Hartley
Year:
1986
References:
Lange-Bertalot, H. & Moser, G. (1994). Brachysira (Monographie der Gattung: Wichtige Indikator-Species für das Gewässer-Monitoring) und Naviculadicta nov. gen. (Ein Lösungsvorschlag zu dem Problem Navicula sensu lato ohne Navicula sensu stricto). in: Bibliotheca Diatomologica 29, pp. 67-68; 124-125 [t.11:1-2,15]
Synonyms:
Navicula styriaca Grun. in Van Heurck 1880; Anomoeoneis styriaca (Grun.) Hust. 1930
Description:
Valve is rhombic, rhombic-lanceolate and linear-lanceolate with blunt ends; raphe is filiform, axial area is linear leading to a lanceolate central area; lineolate striae are radial ("brachysira-type") in the middle; length is 14-50µm, breadth is 5-8µm; striae count is 27-28 in 10µm (centre), becoming 30 in 10µm (apices)
Projects:
  • Transect Project


  • Sample localities:
  • Shark River Slough (SRS)