Taxon Account

Nitzschia solgensis Cleve-Euler; 1952; 67

Synonymy

Nitzschia sinuata var. delognei (Grunow in Van Heurck) Lange-Bertalot 1980

Key references

Lange-Bertalot H. 1980. New species, combinations and synonyms in the genus Nitzschia. Bacillaria. 3: 41-77.

Morphology

Size
Length 10-ca. 30 µm, width 2.5-4 µm (Hofmann et al. 2011).

Shape
Valves linear-lanceolate with subrostrate ends.

Symmetry
Isopolar, bilaterally symmetrical.

Striae
Punctate, parallel to slightly radiate, 18-25 in 10 µm (Hofmann et al. 2011).

Other features
Large fibulae extending 1/2 or more in smaller valves over the valve face, 5-8 in 10 µm (Hofmann et al. 2011).


SEM morphology
Raphe continuous (no central nodule).

Literature

References are given in chronological order.

Reference
Citation
Cleve-Euler A. 1952. Die Diatomeen von Schweden und Finnland. Teil 4. (Schluss). Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar, ser. IV 3(3). 1-153; figs 1318-1583. Morphology; Description; Illustrations; Taxonomy
Lange-Bertalot H. 1980. New species, combinations and synonyms in the genus Nitzschia. Bacillaria. 3: 41-77. Morphology; Taxonomy; Illustrations; Type Illustration;
Hofmann G., Werum M., Lange-Bertalot H. 2011. Diatomeen im Süßwasser-Benthos von Mitteleuropa. A.R.G. Gantner, Ruggell. 908 pp Ecology; Illustrations; Morphology
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Mann D. G., Jüttner I. Nitzschia solgensis Cleve-Euler; 1952; 67. In: Jüttner I., Carter C., Cox E.J., Ector L., Jones V., Kelly M.G., Kennedy B., Mann D.G., Turner J. A., Van de Vijver B., Wetzel C.E., Williams D.M.. Freshwater Diatom Flora of Britain and Ireland. Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales. Available online at https://naturalhistory.museumwales.ac.uk/diatoms/browsespecies.php?-recid=2444. [Accessed:  ].

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