Diatoms of North AmericaDiatoms of North America

Psammothidium lacustre

Enache and Potapova 2013

Psammothidium Lacustre Guide
  • Category
    Monoraphid
  • Length Range
    16.7-28 µm
  • Width Range
    8.4-11.2 µm
  • Striae in 10 µm
    22–26

Identification

Psammothidium lacustre LM7 Psammothidium lacustre LM1 Psammothidium lacustre LM2 Psammothidium lacustre LM6 Psammothidium lacustre LM5 Psammothidium lacustre LM3 Psammothidium lacustre LM4
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Psammothidium lacustre SEM2 Psammothidium lacustre SEM1

Description

Valves are lanceolate. The raphe valve has a linear axial area and a rectangular central area, occupying ½ to 2/3 of the valve breadth. The proximal raphe ends are slightly deflected internally. The terminal raphe fissures are long and deflected in opposite directions. The rapheless valve has a narrow axial area and round central area occupying 2/3 of the valve breadth. Striae are radiate. Areolae are 40–60 in 10 μm, with external round foramina, and internal expressions elongated transapically.

Autecology

So far, Psammothidium lacustre has been found only in oligotrophic lakes of the Washington Cascade mountain range.

Original Description

  • Author
    Enache and Potapova 2013
  • Length Range
    16.7-28 µm
  • Width
    8.4-11.2 µm
  • Striae in 10µm
    22-26

Original Images

Pslacustre Orig Ill

Cite This Page

Potapova, M. (2014). Psammothidium lacustre. In Diatoms of North America. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://diatoms.org/species/psammothidium_lacustre

Responses

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