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Observations
| Observations: | S. Spaulding & R. Esposito |
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| Length: | 16.5-40 µm |
| Width: | 3-4 µm |
| Striae: | 14-16 in 10 µm |
Description:
Valves linear with attenuated and slightly capitate ends. Raphe straight, simple, and very thin. Striae parallel and equally spaced throughout. Keel puncta are difficult to distinguish under the L.M., but appear to be 5-7 in 10 µm.
| Morphology: | Nitzschioid |
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| Distribution: | South Victorialand endemic |
Notes:
This species originally was described by West and West (1911) as Fragilaria tenicollis var. antarctica. Fukushima (1964) later called the species Nitzschia antarctica, but this choice was a junior homonym for a different diatom described by Okuno (1954). As a result, Kellogg et al. (1980) renamed this diatom N. westii in honor of West and West.
Waterbodies with Nitzschia westii
- Aiken Creek
- Bowles Creek
- Canada Stream
- Delta Stream
- Green Creek
- Harnish Creek Tributary
- Lake Fryxell
- Von Guerard Stream
Original Type Description
| Author: | West and West 1911 |
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| Length: | 37 µm |
| Width: | 3 µm |
| Striae: | 16 in 10 µm |
Original Description:
Var. polis valvæ valde productis et leviter subcapitatis; stiis non radiatis, 16 in 10 µm. Long. valv. 37 µm; lat 3 µm. Hab. Clear Lake. In outward form the valves were very similar to F. tenuicollis var intermedia (Grun.) V. Heurck [=F. intermedia Grun.; V. Heurck, Synops. Diat. Belg. t.45, f.9], but they did not possess the median unilateral central area which is characteristic of that variety.
New combination
| Author: | Kellogg 1980 |
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Citations
Index Nominum Algarum (INA):
- Original
- If an INA link is available, it will be shown above
- The INA is a bibliographic reference "card file" for algal taxonomy, containing nearly 200,000 names of algae (in the broad sense).
Publications (by year):
- West and West 1911. Brit. Antarct. Exped. 1:279, pl. 31. fig. 128. [citation 124(107)]
- Kellogg et al. 1980 [citation 64(33)]
