Taxon Account

Nitzschia archibaldii Lange-Bertalot; 1980; 44

Key references

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

Morphology

Size
15-40 µm long, 2-3 µm wide (Lange-Bertalot et al. 2017).

Shape
Narrow linear-lanceolate with slightly protracted rostrate to subcapitate ends.

Symmetry
Isopolar, bilaterally symmetrical.

Striae
Not visible, 46-55 in 10 µm (Lange-Bertalot et al. 2017).

Raphe
Fibulate raphe system at valve margin; fibulae fine, dot-like, more or less regularly spaced; fibulae in valve centre equidistant or sometimes slightly distantly spaced; fibulae 14-19 in 10 µm (Lange-Bertalot et al. 2017).

Literature

References are given in chronological order.

Reference
Citation
Lange-Bertalot H. 1980. New species, combinations and synonyms in the genus Nitzschia. Bacillaria. 3: 41-77. Morphology; Taxonomy; Description; Type Illustration;
Coste M., Ricard M. 1980. Observation en microscopie photonique de quelques Nitzschia nouvelles ou intéressantes dont la striation est à la limite du pouvoir de résolution. Cryptogamie, Algologie. 1(3): 187-212. Morphology; Illustrations
Wendker S. 1992. Influence of current velocity on diatoms of a small softwater stream. Diatom Research. 7(2): 387-396. Ecology
Trobajo R., Quintana X.D., Sabater S. 2004. Factors affecting the periphytic diatom community in Mediterranean coastal wetlands (Empordà wetlands, NE Spain). Archiv für Hydrobiologie. 160(3): 375-399. Ecology
Bey M.-Y., Ector L. 2013. Atlas des diatomées des cours d’eau de la région Rhône-Alpes. Centre de Recherche Public Gabriel Lippmann, Vol. 1-6. Morphology; Illustrations
Lange-Bertalot H., Hofmann G., Werum M., Cantonati M. 2017. Freshwater Benthic Diatoms of Central Europe: Over 800 Common Species Used in Ecological Assessment. Cantonati M., Kelly M.G., Lange-Bertalot H. (eds.), Koeltz Botanical Books, Schmitten-Oberreifenberg, Germany. 942 pp Morphology; Illustrations
This page should be cited as:

Jüttner I., Ector L. Nitzschia archibaldii Lange-Bertalot; 1980; 44. 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=3366. [Accessed:  ].

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Record last modified: 13/01/2022