Observations
| Author: | Tisza Bell 2010 |
|---|---|
| Biovolume/cell | 65.41 |
| Length: | 6.5-10 µm |
| Width: | 4-6.5 µm |
Description:
Cells are distinct looking, appearing to be almost square in shape and are usually dark brown. There is one flagella extending posterioly from the cell. Another is wrapped around the circumfrence of a cell, much like a ring around saturn. There is a distinct groove in the cell where this flagella rests.
Notes:
Green Lakes: Morphotype AK
Secondary Description
Author: Prescott, G. W., 1979
Secondary Description:
Cells are solitary, mostly swimming by 2 flagella of approximately equal length and mostly lateral in attachment (apical in 1 family), 1 flagellum wound about the cell in a transverse furrow, and 1 extended posteriorly from the point of attachment in a longitudinal furrow; cells mostly dorsiventrally flattened and differentiated, the longitudinal furrow extending along the ventral surface; cell wall firm and simple.
Taxonomy
Prescott, G. W. (1979). How to know the freshwater algae, 3rd Edition Dubuque: The Pictured Key Nature Series
Count Data
Gardner, E.M., (2003). Effects of nutrient enrichment on phytoplankton in an alpine lake, Green Lakes Valley, Colorado, U.S.A. Thesis (M.A.)--University of Colorado, 52 p.
Bell, T.A. (2009). A shift in diatom composition due to increased weathering and nitrogen deposition Thesis (M.S.)--University of Colorado, 69 p. | Abstract
| Lake | # samples | Basin | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Lake 4 | 3 | Green Lakes Valley | Silver Lakes Watershed |
# of samples = 3 with this taxon.
# of samples total = 187 with
or without this taxon.
Positions in lake
- lake center
Collection Types
| Samp ID |
Lake Name |
Coll. Date |
Sample Depth (m) |
Position in Lake |
Region Name* |
Collection Type |
Citation (counts) |
Sample Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 159 | Green Lake 4 | 2000-07-13 | 3.0 | lake center | SLW | water | citation short | |
| 168 | Green Lake 4 | 2000-08-03 | 3.0 | lake center | SLW | water | citation short | |
| 394 | Green Lake 4 | 2006-08-10 | 0.0 | lake center | SLW | water | citation short |
Regions
SLW Silver Lakes Watershed, CO;
