Taxon Account

Eunotia botuliformis Wild, Nörpel & Lange-Bertalot in Lange-Bertalot 1993; 29

Key references

Lange-Bertalot H., Bąk M., Witkowski A. 2011. Eunotia and some related genera. Diatoms of European Inland Waters and Comparable Habitats. A.R.G. Gantner Verlag K.G., Ruggell. 747 pp

Morphology

Size
9.5-43.0 µm long, 2.5-4.0 µm wide (UK population); 8.0-40.0 µm long, 2.7-3.8 µm (Lange-Bertalot et al. 2011).

Shape
Valves moderately arcuate, with hardly protracted, rounded, subrostrate poles in larger and medium-sized valves, poles not protracted in small valves.

Symmetry
Dorsiventral, isopolar.

Striae
Striae parallel, evenly spaced, 18-20 in 10 µm (UK population), 15-22 in 10 µm (Lange-Bertalot et al. 2011).

Raphe
Raphe mostly located on mantle, curving onto valve near apices, terminating near ventral margin.

Literature

References are given in chronological order.

Reference
Citation
Lange-Bertalot H. 1993. 85 Neue Taxa und über 100 weitere neu definierte Taxa ergänzend zur Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa Vol. 2/1-4. Bibliotheca Diatomologica 27, J. Cramer, Berlin, Stuttgart. 454 pp Ecology; Morphology; Description; Taxonomy; Type Illustration
Werum M., Lange-Bertalot H. 2004. Diatoms in Springs from Central Europe and elsewhere under the influence of hydrogeology and anthropogenic impacts. Iconographia Diatomologica 13 (Lange-Bertalot H., ed.) A.R.G.Gantner, Ruggell. 417 pp Ecology; Illustrations
Lange-Bertalot H., Bąk M., Witkowski A. 2011. Eunotia and some related genera. Diatoms of European Inland Waters and Comparable Habitats. A.R.G. Gantner Verlag K.G., Ruggell. 747 pp Morphology; Illustrations; Ecology;
Falasco E., Bona F. 2011. Diatom community biodiversity in an Alpine protected area: a study in the Maritime Alps Natural Park. Journal of Limnology. 70(2): 157-167. Ecology
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; Ecology
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Jüttner I., O'Shea A., Carter C.F. Eunotia botuliformis Wild, Nörpel & Lange-Bertalot in Lange-Bertalot 1993; 29. 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=4206. [Accessed:  ].

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