Published February 23, 2022 | Version v1
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Caloneis sp.

Description

Caloneis sp. (Figure 65)

Description: Length 72–85 µm, width 10–14 µm, striae 18– 20 in 10 µm.

Remarks: The specimens observed were similar to some forms of the freshwater species Caloneis silicula (Ehrenberg) Cleve but with denser striae and raphe proximal endings bent when entering the central area.

Ecology and distribution: Rare in Potter Cove.

Notes

Published as part of Al-Handal, Adil Y., Torstensson, Anders & Wulff, Angela, 2022, Revisiting Potter Cove, King George Island, Antarctica, 12 years later: new observations of marine benthic diatoms, pp. 81-103 in Botanica Marina (Warsaw, Poland) (Warsaw, Poland) 65 (2) on page 92, DOI: 10.1515/bot-2021-0066, http://zenodo.org/record/11000147

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Biodiversity

Kingdom
Chromista
Phylum
Ochrophyta
Order
Naviculales
Family
Naviculaceae
Genus
Caloneis
Species
sp.
Taxon rank
species