Rhabdonema adriaticum
Kutzing,
1844 (Diatom)
Organism information awaits expert curation
Organism information awaits expert curation
Taxonomy | |
Kingdom: | Chromista |
Phylum: | Ochrophyta |
Class: | Bacillariophyceae |
Order: | Rhabdonematales |
Family: | Rhabdonemataceae |
Description
Size: Colony length 186 µ and Breadth 142 µ.
Color: Yellow brown in color, not green.
It is a phytosynthetic species.
Cells conical, united to form flat ribbon-like bands, lying in girdle view: cells rectangular, with rounded corners, valves linear, elliptical, surface striate with transverse striae.
Reproduction is both sexual and asexual.
Size: Colony length 186 µ and Breadth 142 µ.
Color: Yellow brown in color, not green.
It is a phytosynthetic species.
Cells conical, united to form flat ribbon-like bands, lying in girdle view: cells rectangular, with rounded corners, valves linear, elliptical, surface striate with transverse striae.
Reproduction is both sexual and asexual.
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Common Name (s)
Economic Importance and Threats
Ecology
Habitat: Pelagic
Predator: Marine microorganisms and animal larvae.
Habitat: Pelagic
Predator: Marine microorganisms and animal larvae.
Biogeography
• Tamil Nadu, Off Tuticorin (Lat: 8.71) (Long: 78.2) INDIA (Record: 1987-1989)
• Kerala, Kochi Backwaters (Lat: 8.16) (Long: 76.68) INDIA (Record: 05/1964)
• West Coast INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Off Tuticorin (Lat: 8.71) (Long: 78.2) INDIA (Record: 1987-1989)
• Kerala, Kochi Backwaters (Lat: 8.16) (Long: 76.68) INDIA (Record: 05/1964)
• West Coast INDIA
Literature Source(s)
- Subramanian, SK and Krishnamurthi, MS (1997) Studies on the species composition of neritic diatoms in the aquatic realm off Tuticorin Coast in the Gulf of Mannar-Bay of Bengal Seaweed Research and Utilisation Seaweed Research and Utilisation Association 19(1-2) 1-11 Available at - NIO, Goa
- Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
- (2006) Algaebase Available at - http://www.algaebase.org/
- Gopinathan, CP (1975) On new distributional records of plankton diatoms from the Indian seas Journal of Marine Biology Association of India Marine Biological Association of India 17(1) 223-240 Available at - http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/1448/
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