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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)

Navicula salinicola

Navicula salinicola


Authority:
Hustedt
Year:
1939
References:
Krammer, K. and Lange-Bertalot, H. (1991). Baccilariophyceae: Naviculaceae. in: Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa (H. Ettl, J. Gerloff, H. Heynig & D. Mollenhauer, eds), 2(1), pp. 111; 510-511 [fig.35:9-10]
Description:
Valve is narrowly linear-lanceolate with bluntly rounded apices; raphe is filiform with simple central endings; axial area is very narrow, central area is indistinct; finely structured striae are slightly radial, becoming parallel towards the ends; length is 7-17(20)µm, breadth is 2-3(4.5)µm; striae count is 17-20 in 10µm
Projects:
  • Transect Project


  • Sample localities:
  • Shark River Slough (SRS)