Oestrupia zachariasi (Reichelt) Hustedt 1950
Length: 25

 Width: 9

 Striae: 10-11






























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fig. 202:6-8 (Krammer and Lange-Bertalot 1986).

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Although the genus Oestrupia consists of primarily marine forms, this taxon is considered to be strictly a freshwater form (Stoermer 1978).
  • Synonyms (Krammer and Lange-Bertalot 1986)
    Navicula zachariasi Reichelt 1903.
    Caloneis zachariasi (Reichelt) Hustedt 1930.

  • Ecology
    This taxon is a littoral form and may be found on bottom sediments (Hustedt 1950).

    Size ranges and morphology

  • Length is 25 to 60 micrometers (Krammer and Lange-Bertalot 1986).
  • Width is 7 to 13 micrometers (Krammer and Lange-Bertalot 1986).
  • Striae are 9 to 13 per 10 micrometers (Krammer and Lange-Bertalot 1986).