Gomphonella pseudookunoi
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Category
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Length Range11-30 µm
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Width Range4-7 µm
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Striae in 10 µm13-15
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SynonymsGomphoneis pseudo-okunoi Tuji
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ContributorPat Kociolek - Jan 2011
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ReviewerSam Rushforth - Jul 2011
Identification
Description
Valves are clavate, with a broadly rounded headpole and narrow footpole. The axial area is very narrow, straight, broadening at the center to form an irregularly rectangular central area. Four isolated stigmoids are present in the central area. The raphe is straight, filiform. Striae appear costate, without resolvable puncta. Apical pore fields appear as condensed striae.
Distribution: Widely distributed in northern sections of North America, usually in circum-neutral to alkaline environments.
Autecology
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Size Range, µm3
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Original Description
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AuthorTuji 2005
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Citations & Links
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Links
Updates
May 17, 2023 - Transfer from Gomphoneis to Gomphonella
From 1/25/2011, this taxon appeared on the website as Gomphoneis pseudo-okunoi Tuji 2005. Based on the transfer proposed by Tuji (2020), the taxon now appears as Gomphonella pseudookunoi (Tuji) Tuji. - S. Spaulding
Cite This Page
Kociolek, P. (2011). Gomphonella pseudookunoi. In Diatoms of North America. Retrieved December 16, 2024, from https://diatoms.org/species/45494/gomphonella_pseudookunoi
Responses
The 15 response plots show an environmental variable (x axis) against the relative abundance (y axis) of Gomphonella pseudookunoi from all the stream reaches where it was present. Note that the relative abundance scale is the same on each plot. Explanation of each environmental variable and units are as follows:
ELEVATION = stream reach elevation (meters)
STRAHLER = distribution plot of the Strahler Stream Order
SLOPE = stream reach gradient (degrees)
W1_HALL = an index that is a measure of streamside (riparian) human activity that ranges from 0 - 10, with a value of 0 indicating of minimal disturbance to a value of 10 indicating severe disturbance.
PHSTVL = pH measured in a sealed syringe sample (pH units)
log_COND = log concentration of specific conductivity (µS/cm)
log_PTL = log concentration of total phosphorus (µg/L)
log_NO3 = log concentration of nitrate (µeq/L)
log_DOC = log concentration of dissolved organic carbon (mg/L)
log_SIO2 = log concentration of silicon (mg/L)
log_NA = log concentration of sodium (µeq/L)
log_HCO3 = log concentration of the bicarbonate ion (µeq/L)
EMBED = percent of the stream substrate that is embedded by sand and fine sediment
log_TURBIDITY = log of turbidity, a measure of cloudiness of water, in nephelometric turbidity units (NTU).
DISTOT = an index of total human disturbance in the watershed that ranges from 1 - 100, with a value of 0 indicating of minimal disturbance to a value of 100 indicating severe disturbance.
Gomphonella pseudookunoi
- Valves clavate
- Isolated stigmoids, four in the central area
- Striae without resolvable areolae
Valves are clavate. The axial area is narrow, straight and has a filiform raphe. The central area is rectangular with four isolated stigmoids. Areolae are typically not resolved in LM.