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Nitzschia angustata

W.Sm. 1853

Tryblionella Angustata Guide
  • Category
    Nitzschioid
  • Length Range
    30-88 µm
  • Width Range
    6-7.5 µm
  • Striae in 10 µm
    15-17

Identification

Nitzschia angustata LM1 Nitzschia angustata LM5 Nitzschia angustata LM7 Nitzschia angustata LM3 Nitzschia angustata LM2 Nitzschia angustata LM11
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14384 Mix 031 Clm Exterior
Nitzschia angustata SEM3 Nitzschia angustata SEM2 Nitzschia angustata SEM1 Nitzschia angustata SEM4

Description

Valves are linear-lanceolate, with the central margins nearly parallel. Apices are rounded and subrostrate. The striae are distinctly punctate, with coarse areolae (24-27 in 10 µm). The fibulae are in line with the striae, and may be difficult to discern. A central, longitudinal fold is absent.

Under the SEM, N. angustata has a longitudinal marginal rib on the opposite site of the raphe. Small areolae are present on either side of the raphe. These two features are not typical of either Nitzschia or Tryblionella and, therefore, the systematic position of this taxon is uncertain.

Autecology

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Credit: USGS BioData
Distribution of Nitzschia angustata in continental U.S. rivers in the National Water Quality Assessment program. Retrieved 11 February 2015.

Original Description

  • Basionym
    Tryblionella angustata
  • Author
    W.Sm. 1853
  • Length Range
    8-16 µm
  • Striae in 10µm
    14

Original Images

T Angustata Original Plate
T Angustata Original Description

Cite This Page

Bishop, I., Spaulding, S. (2015). Nitzschia angustata. In Diatoms of North America. Retrieved December 16, 2024, from https://diatoms.org/species/50170/nitzschia_angustata_1

Responses

The 15 response plots show an environmental variable (x axis) against the relative abundance (y axis) of Nitzschia angustata 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.

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