Diatoms of North AmericaDiatoms of North America

Nitzschia valdecostata

Lange-Bert. and Simonsen 1978

Nitzschia Valdecostata Guide
  • Category
    Nitzschioid
  • Length Range
    10.0-25.0 µm
  • Width Range
    3.0-5.0 µm
  • Striae in 10 µm
    17-19

Identification

Nitzschia valdecostata LM4 Nitzschia valdecostata LM5 Nitzschia valdecostata LM7 Nitzschia valdecostata LM1 Nitzschia valdecostata LM6 Nitzschia valdecostata LM3 Nitzschia valdecostata LM2
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Description

The valves are linear-elliptical, with the smallest valves elliptical in outline. The apices are rounded. The raphe has stout, distinct fibulae with a density of 7-9 in 10 µm. The middle two fibulae are closer together than the others. The striae are distinct, with the areolae being either not resolved, or indistinct.

Autecology

Original Description

  • Author
    Lange-Bert. and Simonsen 1978
  • Length Range
    14.0-25.0 µm
  • Width
    3.5-4.0 µm
  • Striae in 10µm
    17-19

Cite This Page

Kociolek, P. (2011). Nitzschia valdecostata. In Diatoms of North America. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://diatoms.org/species/nitzschia_valdecostata

Responses

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