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FIGURES 8–12 in Envekadea metzeltinii sp. nov., a new diatom (Bacillariophyta) species from the subtropical karstic wetlands of the Florida Everglades, U.S.A.
- 1. Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199, U.S.A. E-mail: Sylvia.lee1@fiu.edu, author for correspondence
- 2. Southeast Environmental Research Center, Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199, U.S.A.
- 3. National Botanic Garden of Belgium, Department of Bryophyta & Thallophyta, Domein van Bouchout, B-1860 Meise, Belgium University of Antwerp, Department of Biology, ECOBE, Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
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FIGURES 8–12: Envekadea metzeltinii. SEM images. Fig. 8: External view of an entire valve showing wide variability in size and shape of the areolae and the sigmoid course of the raphe. Fig. 9: Detail of external central area showing the proximal raphe endings, terminating in a depression, bordered by four slightly raised plates. The arrow highlights the raised nodule. Fig. 10: Detail of external valve apex showing irregularly-shaped areolae with short silica outgrowths inside. Fig. 11: Detail of the distal raphe fissure and enlarged hyaline zone. Fig 12: Detail of external valve mantle showing uninterrupted striae and a narrow hyaline area near mantle edge. Scale bar represents 10 µm in Fig. 8 and 1 µm in Figs 9–12.
Notes
Published as part of Lee, Sylvia S., Tobias, Franco A. C. & Vijver, Bart Van De, 2013, Envekadea metzeltinii sp. nov., a new diatom (Bacillariophyta) species from the subtropical karstic wetlands of the Florida Everglades, U.S.A., pp. 15-24 in Phytotaxa 115 (1) on page 20, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.115.1.2, http://zenodo.org/record/5079009
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