Skip to Main Content

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 .

Search the Diatom Image Database

View a list of all species

You can also click on one of labeled areas on the map to browse by location.
Map of south Florida Loxahatchee (LOX) WCA 2A WCA 3A Biscayne Bay Shark River Slough (SRS) Taylor Slough (TS) Florida Bay Everglades National Park (ENP) Everglades National Park (ENP)

Mastogloia crucicula

Mastogloia crucicula

Mastogloia crucicula


Authority:
Grunow (Cleve)
Year:
1895
References:
Witkowski et al. (2000):"Iconographia Diatomologica (Vol.VII). Diatom flora of marine coast I", Pl.75, fig.3, p.242; Foged N. (1984):"Freshwater and littoral diatoms from Cuba", Pl.XXXVII, fig.8,9
Synonyms:
Orthoneis crucicula (Grunow), Mastogloia quadrinotata (Ostrup)
Ecological Preference:
Marine-Brackish
Meso-Oligotrophic
Notes:
Stephens et al.(1979) reported it from Indian River at Haulover, Jim Island, Link Port, on seagrass H. wrightii, salinity 16-42ppt., temp.9-34°C. In our samples common in Florida Bay, samples from seagrass T. testudinum.
Length:
14 - 22 µm
Width:
8 - 12 µm
Strd:
20
Partecta:
1
Projects:
  • Florida Bay Paleo Project


  • Sample localities:
  • Florida Bay