Planothidium holstii
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Category
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Length Range18-28 µm
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Width Range8-10 µm
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Striae in 10 µm12-16
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ContributorMegan Otu, Sarah Spaulding - Mar 2011
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ReviewerRex Lowe - Jul 2011
Identification
Description
Valves elliptically lanceolate with slightly rostrate apices. The raphe valve has an off-set "bow tie" shaped to oval central area. The rapheless valve has a large, broad central area, becoming more narrow toward the apices. The raphe is straight with expanded, unilaterally deflected proximal ends. The distal raphe ends are deflected to opposite sides of the valve. The striae are radiate on the raphe valve and slightly radiate on rapheless valve. The striae are multiseriate.
Original Description
Lanceolata, apicibus attenuatis et obtusiusculis. Valva superior striis marginalibus, 14 in 0,01 m.m., nodulo centrali indistincta, linea media indistincta. Valva inferior, linea media distincta, striis radiantibus lin. med attingentibus, circa nodulum centralum abbreviatis. Long. 0,028 m.m. Lat. 0,009 m.m. Loc. Grönland, Kornak. Tab. XVI fig. 6 (valv. sup.), 7 (valv. inf.).
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BasionymAchnanthes holstii
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AuthorCleve 1881
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Length Range28 µm
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Width9 µm
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Striae in 10µm14
Original Images
Citations & Links
Citations
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Publication Link: 10.1007/s00300-002-0445-0
Links
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Index Nominum Algarum
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North American Diatom Ecological DatabaseNADED ID: 155042
Cite This Page
Otu, M., Spaulding, S. (2011). Planothidium holstii. In Diatoms of North America. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://diatoms.org/species/46150/planothidium_holstii
Responses
The 15 response plots show an environmental variable (x axis) against the relative abundance (y axis) of Planothidium holstii 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.
Planothidium holstii
- Valves relatively large
- Apices slightly rostrate
- Central area "bow tie" to oval on raphe valve
- Central area large, broad on rapheless valve
Valves are relatively large with slightly rostrate apices. The raphe valve has a distinct central area that is "bow tie" shaped. The rapheless valve has a large, broad central area, becoming more narrow toward the apices. Distal raphe ends are deflected to opposite sides of the valve.