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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)

Stenopterobia curvula

Stenopterobia curvula


Authority:
(W. Smith) Krammer
Year:
1987
References:
Krammer, K. and Lange-Bertalot, H. (1991). Baccilariophyceae: Bacillariaceae, Epithemiaceae, Surirellaceae. in: Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa (H. Ettl, J. Gerloff, H. Heynig & D. Mollenhauer, eds), 2(2), pp. 209-210; 562-565 [t.171:5-9;t.172:1-3]
Synonyms:
Nitzschia curvula W. Sm. 1856; Surirella intermedia Lewis 1863; Stenopterobia elongata Bréb. ex H. & M. Perag. 1897-1908 (1899); Stenopterobia intermedia (Lewis) Bréb. ex Van Heurck 1896; Stenopterobia hungarica Pantocsek 1901
Description:
Valve is thin and linear for the most of its length, becoming S-shaped and having isopolar, rounded ends; length is 70-280µm, breadth is 6-9µm
Projects:
  • Dosing Project
  • Transect Project


  • Sample localities:
  • Loxahatchee (LOX)