Diatoma vulgare
Bory 1824.
Length:
46
Width:
10
Costae:
8-10
Striae:
fine
Collection
808
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Authority information
Bory, Dict. Class. Hist. Nat., 5:461. 1824. Dict. Sci. Nat., Planch. Bot.: Veg. Acot. 10
(Arthrodiees-4th pl.) fig. 1. 1816-1829 (
Patrick and Reimer 1966
).
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Synonyms
(
Patrick and Reimer 1966
)
Bacillaria vulgaris
(Bory) Ehr., Ber. Akad. Wiss. Berin, for 1836:53, 56. 1836.
Diatoma vulgare
var.
productum
Grun., Verh. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien, 12:363. 1862.
Odontidium vulgare
(Bory) Pfitz., Bot. Abh. Geb. Morph. Physiol., 1 (2): 121, pl. 6, fig. 20. 1871.
Ecology
Often, this taxon is found in waters of high nutrient content and prefers is cool, flowing waters (
Patrick and Reimer 1966
).
Size ranges and morphology
Length is 30-60 micrometers (
Patrick and Reimer 1966
).
Breadth is 8-13 micrometers (
Patrick and Reimer 1966
).
Striae range about 16 per 10 micrometers (
Patrick and Reimer 1966
).
Costae range is 6-8 per 10 micrometers (
Patrick and Reimer 1966
).