Valves are broadly cruciform, with a broad gibbous mid-valve and broadly rounded apices. The raphe is straight. Proximal raphe ends are straight and relatively distant from one another. Distal raphe ends are straight. The central nodule is relatively thick and broad. The axial area is linear and narrow, becoming broad and at the valve center. Striae are relatively coarse, broadly spaced and restricted to the valve margin.
Cells are often joined into colonies, with the valve faces joined together by linking spines (Lange-Bertalot and Furhmann 2014). Structures visible in SEM are distinctive and further distinguish this taxon from Chamaepinnularia and other small pennate forms.
This taxon was originally described from Sumatra (Hustedt 1937). It is rare in North America, and seems to be characteristic of small ponds or pools of water that experience drying. It is likely that it has been misidentified as one of a number of small diatom genera.
173. Navicula gibbosa nov. spec. Schalen linear, in der Mitte stark transapikal aufgetrieben, an den Enden stumpf gerundet, nicht vorgezogen, 19-20 µ lang, in der Mitte 4,5, sonst 2,5 µ breit. Raphe gerade, mit auffällig entfernt gestellten Zentralporen. Axialarea eng, gegen die Mitte allmählich in eine große, elliptisch-lanzettliche Zentralarea übergehend. Transapikalstreifen ziemlich grob, leicht radial, etwa 16 in 10 µ. Taf. XVIII, Fig. 10.
Fundort: Nordsumatra: Selten in zwei Proben aus der breitesten Stelle der Inundationszone des Tobasees.
Über den ökolgischen Charakter läßt auf Grund dieses beschränkten Vorkommens nichts sagen, möglicherweise handelt es sich ebenfalls um eine aërophile Art .
Die Art ist habituell genügend charakterisiert und steht zu anderen kleinen Formen kaum in Beziehung.
Davis, C., Kheiri, S. (2021). Ninastrelnikovia gibbosa. In Diatoms of North America. Retrieved October 30, 2024, from https://diatoms.org/species/ninastrelnikovia_gibbosa
The 15 response plots show an environmental variable (x axis) against the relative abundance (y axis) of Ninastrelnikovia gibbosa 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.