Frankovich, T.,
Sullivan, M.,
Ashworth, M.
(2022).
Ardissonea.
In Diatoms of North America.
Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://diatoms.org/genera/ardissonea
Araphid
Ardissonea
Valves greatly elongated
Longitudinal ribs run length of valve
Valves chambered
Longitudinal rows of aperatures in internal plate
Numerous discoid chloroplasts
Ardissonea is a marine genus commonly found as an epiphyte on seagrasses and macroalgae. Living cells contain numerous discoid chloroplasts, which are golden-brown in color. The cells may form branching colonies via the secretion of mucilaginous stalks from the cell apex or rosettes of numerous cells attached to a substrate by the valve...