Reimeria uniseriata
Sala, Guerrero and Ferrario 1993 Category: Asymmetrical biraphid
BASIONYM: Reimeria uniseriata Sala, Guerrero and Ferrario 1993
LM scalebar = 10 µm = 40 pixels.
Observations
Contributor: Marina Potapova - December 2010
Length Range: 12.5-24 µm
Width Range: 4.0-7.0 µm
Striae in 10 µm: 8-10
Description
Valves are linear-lanceolate with subcapitate ends, dorsiventral with convex dorsal side and more or less straight ventral side, 4.0-7.0 µm wide, 12.5-24 µm long. Ventral side of the valve has a pronounced medial expansion. Striae are uniseriate, 8-10 in 10 µm in the middle of the dorsal side. Areolae are 17-20 in 10 µm and covered externally by silica flaps. The central area occupies the expansion in the middle of the ventral side. There is one isolated stigma near the central nodule. The raphe is straight, with the terminal raphe fissures curved to the ventral side. Apical pore fields are present on the ventral mantle and split by the terminal raphe fissures.
Original Description
Basionym: Reimeria uniseriata
Author: Sala, Guerrero and Ferrario 1993
Length Range: 15-40 µm
Width Range: 4-9 µm
Striae in 10 µm: 7-14
Original Description
Valves asymmetric to the longitudinal axis. Axial area straight; central area unilateral, extending to the ventral margin. Raphe straight, expanded laterally; internal proximal ends bent dorsally, external proximal ends bent slightly ventrally; terminal raphe fissure ventrally curved. One stigma positioned near the proximal raphe ends, external opening central or slightly dorsal and internal opening dorsal. Uniseriate striae, areolae with C-shaped foramina. One apical pore field in each pole, located on the ventral mantle and extending to the valve face. Valve length: 15-40 µm; breadth 4-9 µm; striae 7-14 in 10 µm; areolae 16-30 in 10 µm.
Original Images
Cite This Page:
Potapova, M. (2010). Reimeria uniseriata. In Diatoms of the United States. Retrieved May 24, 2013, from http://westerndiatoms.colorado.edu/taxa/species/reimeria_uniseriata
Species: Reimeria uniseriata
Contributor: Marina Potapova
Reviewer: Mark Edlund
Image Credit: Marina Potapova
- Valves linear-lanceolate with subcapitate ends
- Striae uniseriate
- Isolated stigma in central nodule
- Ventral side of central valve expanded
Valves are linear-lanceolate with subcapitate ends. The ventral side of the central valve is expanded. A stigma is present on central nodule. Striae are comprised of one row of areolae (uniseriate).
Compare
Reimeria uniseriata differs from R. sinuata, R. sinuata f. antiqua, and R. lacus-idahoensis by having uniseriate striae. One row of areolae per stria is usually visible in LM.
Reimeria sinuata
Reimeria sinuata f. antiqua
(Grunow) Kociolek et Stoermer
Reimeria lacus-idahoensis
Kociolek et Stoermer
Citations
Sala, S.E., Guerrero, J.M. and Ferrario, M.E. (1993). Redefinition of Reimeria sinuata (Gregory) Kociolek & Stoermer and recognition of Reimeria uniseriata nov. spec. Diatom Research 8(2):439-446.
Links & ID's
Index Nominum Algarum (INA)
California Academy of Sciences (CAS)
North American Diatom Ecological Database (NADED)
NADED ID: 55004