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Cyclotella litoralis


Authority:
Lange & Syvertsen
Year:
1989
References:
LANGE, C.B. & SYVERSTEN, E.E. (1989). Cyclotella litoralis sp. nov. (Bacillariophyceae), and its relationships to C. striata and C. stylorum. Nova Hedwigia 48 (3-4): 341-356.
Ecological Preference:
Marine
Meso-Oligotrophic
Description:
Cells drum-shaped with numerous disc-shaped chloroplasts, dificult to see. Valves circular, 10-60µm in diameter, divided into two distinct concentric zones. The diameter of the central field with size of specimen, occupies 1/2 to 2/3 of cell diameter.Striae ca.10-12 in 10µm.
Projects:
  • Florida Bay Paleo Project


  • Sample localities:
  • Florida Bay