Taxon Account

Surirella subsalsa Smith; 1853; 34

Key references

Krammer K., Lange-Bertalot H. 1988. Süßwasserflora Mitteleuropas. Bacillariophyceae. 2. Teil. Bacillariophyceae, Epithemiaceae, Surirellaceae. Eds. Ettl H., Gerloff J., Heynig H., Mollenhauer D., Gustav Fischer Verlag, Stuttgart. 596 pp

Morphology

Size
16.0-45.0 µm long, 9.0-14.5 µm wide (UK population from Newhaven, Syntype); 15.0-48.0 µm long, 8-16 µm wide (Krammer & Lange-Bertalot 1988).

Shape
Valves ovate, headpole narrowly rounded, footpole cuneate.

Symmetry
Heteropolar, bilaterally symmetrical.

Striae
Parallel in valve centre, becoming radiate towards the poles, 10-13 in 10 µm (Krammer & Lange-Bertalot 1988).

Axial area
Narrow, linear.

Literature

References are given in chronological order.

Reference
Citation
Smith W. 1853. Synopsis of British Diatomaceae. John Van Voorst, London, Vol.1. 89 pp; 1-31 pl. Morphology; Description; Illustrations
Gandhi H.P. 1958. The fresh-water diatom flora of the Hirebhasgar-Dam area, Mysore State. The Journal of the Indian Botanical Society. 37(2): 249-265. Morphology; Illustrations
Krammer K., Lange-Bertalot H. 1988. Süßwasserflora Mitteleuropas. Bacillariophyceae. 2. Teil. Bacillariophyceae, Epithemiaceae, Surirellaceae. Eds. Ettl H., Gerloff J., Heynig H., Mollenhauer D., Gustav Fischer Verlag, Stuttgart. 596 pp Morphology; Type Illustration; Ecology
Solak C.N., Barinova S., Ács É., Dayioğlu H. 2012. Diversity and ecology of diatoms from Felent creek (Sakarya river basin), Turkey. Turkish Journal of Botany. 36(2): 191-203. Ecology
Heudre D., Moreau L. 2020. Contribution à l’inventaire des diatomées des milieux salés du bassin de la Seille amont. Direction Régionale de l'Environnement, de l'Aménagement et du Logement Grand Est, Metz. 15 pp. Ecology
This page should be cited as:

Jüttner I., Van de Vijver B. Surirella subsalsa Smith; 1853; 34. 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=4711. [Accessed:  ].

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