Mayamaea
Lange-Bertalot 1997 Category: Symmetrical biraphid
TYPE SPECIES: Mayamaea atomus (Kützing) Lange-Bertalot
CLASS: Bacillariophyceae
ORDER: Naviculales
FAMILY:
- Cells small
- Axial area thickened
- Raphe straight
Frustules of Mayamaea are small. The axial area is thickened and contains a straight raphe. Sometimes the axial area is all that remains from an acid preparation. The striae are uniseriate.
Mayamaea includes the former Navicula atomus and its affiliates. Mayamaea species are found in ephemeral habitats as well as waters high in nutrient waste. Mayamaea species may reach high abundance in some polluted habitats.
Cite This Page:
Spaulding, S., and Edlund, M. (2008). Mayamaea. In Diatoms of the United States. Retrieved June 19, 2013, from http://westerndiatoms.colorado.edu/taxa/genus/Mayamaea
Contributor: Sarah Spaulding | Mark Edlund - December 2008
Citations
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Mayama, S. and Kobayasi, H. (1988). Morphological variations in Navicula atomus (Kütz.) Grun. In F.E. Round (ed.). Proceedings of the 9th International Diatom Symposium. Bristol, England 1986, pp. 427–435.
Morales, E.A. and Manoylov, K. (2009). Mayamaea cahabaensis sp. nov. (Bacillariophyceae), a new freshwater diatom from streams in the Southern United States. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 158(1):49-59. 10.1635/053.158.0103