Pseudofallacia monoculata
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Category
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Length Range8.8-16.2 µm
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Width Range4-5.2 µm
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Striae in 10 µm22-24
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SynonymsFallacia monoculata (Hust.) D.G.Mann 1990
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ContributorIan Bishop - Mar 2016
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ReviewerEduardo A. Morales - Dec 2024
Identification
Description
Valves are elliptic to lanceolate, with broadly rounded ends. The central area is small and circular. The raphe is curved slightly, within a narrow axial area. Striae are radiate. A longitudinal hyaline area is present on each side of the axial area. A conopeum is present along the axial margin, and is expanded and slightly asymmetric at the center of the valve.
Autecology
Recent USGS stream surveys have collected Pseudofallacia monoculata in several localities across the United States, from Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia in the east to the Willamette Valley, OR in the west. This taxon has also been observed in central Mexico (Mora et al. 2015). It is widely distributed but found in low abundance where collected.
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Size Range, µm3
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Original Description
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BasionymNavicula monoculata
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AuthorHust. 1945
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Length Range14 µm
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Width5 µm
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Striae in 10µm24
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Citations & Links
Citations
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Publication Link: 10.1016/j.rmb.2015.09.004
Cite This Page
Bishop, I. (2016). Pseudofallacia monoculata. In Diatoms of North America. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://diatoms.org/species/50855/fallacia_monoculata
Responses
The 15 response plots show an environmental variable (x axis) against the relative abundance (y axis) of Pseudofallacia monoculata 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.
Pseudofallacia monoculata
- Valves lanceolate to elliptic
- Conopeum asymmetric at valve center
- Raphe curved
- Striae radiate
Valves are lanceolate to elliptic, with broadly rounded ends. The raphe is curved slightly, with unilaterally deflected proximal raphe ends. Striae are radiate throughout. A conopeum is present, expanded and slightly asymmetric at the center of the valve.