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Gomphonema angustatum obtusatum

Gomphonema angustatum obtusatum


Authority:
(Kützing) Grunow
References:
Patrick, R. & Reimer, C. W (1966). The Diatoms of the United States I. Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Pennsylvania. pp. 126, 127
Ecological Preference:
Fresh
Meso-eutrophic
Description:
Valves have obtuse and bluntly rounded ends; length is 20-30µm
Projects:
  • Transect Project


  • Sample localities:
  • Water Conservation Area 2A (WCA 2A)