Taxa ::
subkingdom Stramenopiles >
phylum Bacillariophyta >
class Bacillariophyceae >
Bacillariophycidae >
order Thalassiophysales >
family Catenulaceae >
genus Amphora >

Amphora arenaria

Identification

The distinction between this species and several varieties of A. obtusa Gregory is highly ambiguous in spite of Wachnicka & Gaiser's (2007) paper, and we are not convinced that the specimens presented here are indeed A. arenaria Donkin -- if either!

Projects This is Associated With

Western Pacific Diatoms Project

Last Updated

Added by Chris Lobban on July 20, 2010, 1:26 am
Last edited by Chris Lobban on August 4, 2010, 9:59 pm

Photos

Amphora arenaria, int. SEM

Amphora arenaria, int. detail, SEM

Amphora arenaria, two focal planes, LM