Diatoma tenue var. elongatum Lyngb. 1819

                                                                                                                    
Length:67

Width:3

Costae:10

Striae:































Collection 1233

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Lyngb., Tent. Hydrophyt. Danicae, p. 179, pl. 61, figs. E1-2. 1819 (Patrick and Reimer 1966).



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  • Synonyms (Patrick and Reimer 1966)
    Diatoma elongatum (Lyngb.) Ag., Syst. Alg., p.4. 1824.
    Odontidium elongatum (Lyngb.) Elm., Univ. Nebraska Stud., 21 (1/4) : 50, pl. 2 figs. 57-61. 1922.


  • Ecology
    Preference is fresh or brackish waters for this taxon (Patrick and Reimer 1966).

    Size ranges and morphology


  • Length is 40-120 micrometers (Patrick and Reimer 1966).
  • Breadth is 2-4 micrometers (Patrick and Reimer 1966).
  • Striae range is 16-18 per 10 micrometers (Patrick and Reimer 1966).
  • Costae range is 6-10 per 10 micrometers (Patrick and Reimer 1966).