Diatoms of North AmericaDiatoms of North America

Nitzschia innominata

Sovereign 1958

Nitzschia Innominata Guide
  • Category
    Nitzschioid
  • Length Range
    6-14 µm
  • Width Range
    2-3 µm
  • Striae in 10 µm
    26-30

Identification

Innominata 009 Innominata 004Tif Innominata 003 Innominata 002 Innominata 006 Innominata 008
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Description

Valves linear-lanceolate to somewhat elliptical, apices obtuse-rostrate. Keel is strongly excentric. Fibulae are small, about 10-11 in 10 µm. Striae are parallel, fine.

Known only from Oregon. Probably indicative of clean water.

Autecology

Original Description

  • Author
    Sovereign 1958

Original Images

Sovereign 1958 Plate Iv Innominata
Sovereign 1958 P 130 Innominata

Cite This Page

Kociolek, P. (2011). Nitzschia innominata. In Diatoms of North America. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://diatoms.org/species/nitzschia_innominata

Responses

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