Cymbellonitzschia
Hustedt in A. Schmidt 1924 Category: Nitzschioid
TYPE SPECIES: Cymbellonitzschia minima Hustedt in A. Schmidt
CLASS: Bacillariophyceae
ORDER: Bacillariales
FAMILY: Bacillariaceae
- Valves slightly to stongly asymmetrical to the apical axis
- Raphe positioned on ventral margin
- Cells small
Cymbellonitzshia possesses a raphe on the ventral margin of the valve, similar to the genus Nitzschia. In contrast to Nitzschia, however, the valves of Cymbellonitzschia are slightly to strongly asymmetrical to the apical axis. The striae are uniseriate. The cells of Cymbellonitzshia are small.
Cymbellonitzshia is a small, uncommon genus that grows on sand and sediment surfaces.
Cite This Page:
Edlund, M., and Spaulding, S. (2009). Cymbellonitzschia. In Diatoms of the United States. Retrieved May 19, 2013, from http://westerndiatoms.colorado.edu/taxa/genus/Cymbellonitzschia
Contributor: Mark Edlund | Sarah Spaulding - January 2009
Reviewer: Sam Rushforth
Citations
Krammer, K. and Lange-Bertalot, H. (1988). Bacillariophyceae. 2. Teil: Bacillariaceae, Epithemiaceae, Surirellaceae. In: Ettl, H., J. Gerloff, H. Heynig and D. Mollenhauer (eds.) Susswasserflora von Mitteleuropa, Band 2/2. Gustav Fisher Verlag, Jena.
Stoermer, E.F. (1963). New taxa and new United States records of the diatom genus Neidium from West Lake Okoboji, Iowa. Notulae Naturae 358: 1-9.