Light microscopy identification notes

Valve view: The valve is longer than wide and has a sigmoid median line. The ends of the valves are wedge-shaped

Girdle view: Located on either side of the girdle band are thick costae. In between each costae are 2 rows of striae, comprised of minute punctae. The longitudinal lines on the girdle become oblique towards the poles, creating a criss-cross pattern.

References

Cleve, P.T. (1893) Synopsis of the Naviculoid Diatoms, Part 1. Edition. Stockholm: Kungl. Boktryckeriet. P.A. Norstedt & Söner.

Hasle, G.R., and Syvertsen, E.E. (1997) Identifying Marine Phytoplankton. pp. 141. Edited by C.R. Tomas. San Diego: Academic Press.

Hoppenrath, M., Elbrächter, M., Drebes, G. (2009) Marine Phytoplankton. pp. 73. Edited by Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Volker Mosbrugger. Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbart’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung (Nägele u. Obermiller)

Tatarek, A. and Wiktor, J. (2005) Scoliotropis latestriata. Available at: https://www.iopan.gda.pl/~wiktor/sylt/sc_lat.html (Accessed 7 April 2024)

Classification:

Empire:

Eukaryota

Kingdom:

Chromista

Phylum:

Heterokontophyta

Subphylum:

Bacillariophytina

Class:

Bacillariophyceae

Subclass:

Bacillariophycidae

Order:

Naviculales

Suborder:

Neidiineae

Family:

Scoliotropidaceae

Genus:

Scoliotropis

References

Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2024) AlgaeBase. Available at: https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=V14a15c44e7e065b5 (Accessed: 7 April 2024).