Diatoms of North AmericaDiatoms of North America

Cymbella proxima

Reimer in R.M.Patrick and Reimer 1975

Cymbella Proxima Guide
  • Category
    Asymmetric Biraphid
  • Length Range
    51-104 µm
  • Width Range
    17.8-23.0 µm
  • Striae in 10 µm
    7-8 in the center valve, up to 12 at the ends

Identification

Cymbella proxima LM6 Cymbella proxima LM5 Cymbella proxima LM2 Cymbella proxima LM4 Cymbella proxima LM1 Cymbella proxima LM3
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Cymbella proxima SEM2 Cymbella proxima SEM1

Description

Valves are strongly dorsiventral with acuminate rounded apices. The dorsal margin is strongly arched, whereas the ventral margin is slightly concave, but with a tumid central portion. The central area is circular and about one third of the valve width in diameter, somewhat smaller in shorter valves. Two to five stigmata are arranged in a line in the ventral side of the central area. The axial area is narrow and almost central. The raphe is lateral near the middle of the valve, becoming filiform near the distal and proximal ends. The outer and inner raphe slits usually do not appear to cross, but sometimes the proximal and distal raphe ends can be seen as very slightly reverse-lateral. The proximal raphe ends have bulbous central ends that curve to the ventral margin. The terminal raphe fissures are dorsally deflected nearly 90º. Apical pore fields are present at both apices. Striae are radiate. The external openings of areolae are apically oriented slits. Areolae number 14-16 in 10 µm.

Autecology

Original Description

  • Author
    Reimer in R.M.Patrick and Reimer 1975
  • Length Range
    45-120 µm
  • Width
    18-24 µm
  • Striae in 10µm
    7-8 in the center valve, approximately 11 at the ends

Original Images

Cymbella proxima orig illus
Cymbella proxima orig descr

Cite This Page

Potapova, M. (2012). Cymbella proxima. In Diatoms of North America. Retrieved November 17, 2024, from https://diatoms.org/species/cymbella_proxima

Responses

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