Planothidium abbreviatum

(Reimer) Potapova 2012      Category: Monoraphid
BASIONYM: Achnanthes lanceolata var. abbreviata Reimer 1966

Plagiotropis lepidoptera var. proboscidea

 

Planothidium apiculatum
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Observations

Contributor: Marina Potapova - November 2011
Length Range: 11-18 µm
Width Range: 6.1-8.5 µm
Striae in 10 µm: 11-12

Description

Valves are elliptic-lanceolate with subrostrate apices. The raphe valve has a transversely rectangular to elliptic central area. The rapheless valve has a wide rhomboid axial area and asymmetric central area that contains a hood on the internal valve surface. The raphe is straight with expanded external proximal ends. The multiseriate striae are radiate on both valves.

Original Description

Basionym: Achnanthes lanceolata var. abbreviata
Author: Reimer 1966
Length Range: 11-26 µm
Width Range: 6-8.5 µm
Striae in 10 µm: 10-12

Original Description

Pseudoraphe valve with shortened striae forming a broad, lanceolate pseudoraphe. Other features as in the nominate variety. Length 11-26 µ. Breadth 6-8.5 µ. Striae 10-12 in 10 µ.

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Cite This Page:
Potapova, M. (2011). Planothidium abbreviatum. In Diatoms of the United States. Retrieved September 24, 2016, from http://westerndiatoms.colorado.edu/taxa/species/planothidium_abbreviatum

Species: Planothidium abbreviatum

Contributor: Marina Potapova

Reviewer: Sarah Spaulding

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Image Credit: Marina Potapova

  1. Valves elliptic-lanceolate with subrostrate apices
  2. Raphe valve with transversely rectangular to elliptic central area
  3. Rapheless valve with rhomboid axial area
  4. Rapheless valve with hood
  5. Striae radiate

Valves are elliptic-lanceolate with subrostrate apices. The raphe valve has a transversely rectangular to elliptic central area. The rapheless valve has a rhomboid axial area and asymmetric central area with a hood on the internal valve surface. The striae are radiate.

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Planothidium abbreviatum differs from P. frequentissimum by subrostrate apices, wider valves, and lower stria density.

Planothidium frequentissimum

Citations

Potapova, M. (2012). New species and combinations in monoraphid diatoms (Family Achnanthidiaceae) from North America. Diatom Research 27(1): 29-42. doi:10.1080/0269249X.2011.644636

Reimer, C.W. (1966). Consideration of fifteen diatom taxa (Bacillariophyta) from the Savannah River, including seven described as new. Notulae Naturae (Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia) 397:1-15.

Links & ID's

Index Nominum Algarum (INA)

Transfer INA

California Academy of Sciences (CAS)

North American Diatom Ecological Database (NADED)

NADED ID:

Autecology Discussion

Habits

Size Range

11-100 µm3 (ie Achnanthidium)
101-1000 µm3 (ie Amphora veneta)

Motility

slightly motile (e.g. Cocconeis)

Attachment

unattached

Habitat

benthic

Colony

solitary

EMAP Assessment

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) western Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP) study was completed during the years 2000-2004 (see citations at bottom of this page). Over 1200 streams and rivers in 12 western states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming) were selected for sampling based on a stratified randomized design. This type of design insures that ecological resources are sampled in proportion to their actual geographical presence. Stratified randomized design also allows for estimates of stream length with a known confidence in several “condition classes” (good or least-disturbed, intermediately-disturbed, and poor or most-disturbed) for biotic condition, chemistry and habitat.

EMAP Distribution

Planothidium abbreviatum

Distribution

The distribution map represents the relative abundance of this Planothidium abbreviatum in the western EMAP study. Relative abundance is a measure of the proportion of cells of this species based on a "fixed count" of 300 total diatom cells counted and identified. Each of the western EMAP sample sites is shown, either with a black dot for sites where Planothidium abbreviatum was not recorded, or with a red circle indicating the relative abundance of Planothidium abbreviatum.

Note that the size of the proportional symbols varies between species to help show both abundant and rare species.

Scale for the map to the left

EMAP Response Plots

Planothidium abbreviatum

Responses

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

EMAP citations

Results are published in:

Johnson, T., Hermann, K., Spaulding, S., Beyea, B., Theel, C., Sada, R., Bollman, W., Bowman, J., Larsen, A., Vining, K., Ostermiller, J., Petersen, D. Hargett, E. and Zumberge, J. (2009). An ecological assessment of USEPA Region 8 streams and rivers. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 Report, 178 p.

Stoddard, J. L., Peck, D. V., Olsen, A. R., Larsen, D. P., Van Sickle, J., Hawkins, C. P., Hughes, R. M., Whittier, T. R., Lomnicky, G. A., Herlihy, A. T., Kaufman, P. R., Peterson, S. A., Ringold, P. L., Paulsen, S. G., and Blair, R. (2005). Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP) western streams and rivers statistical summary. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Report 620/R-05/006, 1,762 p.

Stoddard, J. L., Peck, D. V., Paulsen, S. G., Van Sickle, J., Hawkins, C. P., Herlihy, A. T., Hughes, R. M., Kaufman, P. R., Larsen, D. P., Lomnicky, G. A., Olsen, A. R., Peterson, S. A., Ringold, P. L., and Whittier, T. R. (2005). An ecological assessment of western streams and rivers. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Report 620/R-05/005, 49 p.