Diatoma tenue
var.
elongatum
Lyngb. 1819
Length:
67
Width:
3
Costae:
10
Striae:
Collection
1233
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Authority information
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
).