Attheya septentrionalis

Taxobox
name = "Attheya septentrionalis "


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domain = Eukaryota
regnum = Chromalveolata
phylum = Heterokontophyta
classis = Bacillariophyceae
ordo = Centrales
subordo = Biddulphiineae
familia = Chaetocerotaceae
genus = "Attheya"
species = "A. septentrionalis"
binomial = "Attheya septentrionalis "
binomial_authority = ((Østrup) R. M. Crawford, 1994)

"Attheya septentrionalis" is a diatom in the genus "Attheya".Crawford, R. M., Gardner, C., Medlin, L. K. 1994. The genus "Attheya". I. A description of four new taxa, and the transfer of "Gonioceros septentrionalis" and "G. armatus". "Diatom research". 9:27-51. ] Tomas, C. R., Hasle G. R., Syvertsen, E. E., Steidinger, K. A., Tangen, K., Throndsen, J., Heimdal, B. R., (1997). "Identifying Marine Phytoplankton", Academic Press.]

Description

In light microscope "A. septentrionalis" is distinguished from other "Attheya" by having curly setae. This specie is easily confused with "Attheya longicornis" but the latter have long setae which are not curly Tomas, C. R., Hasle G. R., Syvertsen, E. E., Steidinger, K. A., Tangen, K., Throndsen, J., Heimdal, B. R., (1997). "Identifying Marine Phytoplankton", Academic Press.]

References

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/ina/images/job0830/003/0010/00100137.TIF INA card for "A. Septentrionalis"]