Nitzschia behrei Hustedt (1959: 99)

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Nitzschia behrei Hustedt (1959: 99) ( Figs 91 )

References: Witkowski et al. 2000, p. 370, pl. 210, figs 28–32; Simonsen 1987, p. 457, pl. 683, figs 6–10; Krammer & Lange-Bertalot 1988, p. 126, pl. 86, figs 1–4.

Features: Length 181–210 μm, width (middle) 5–6 μm, fibulae 5–6 in 10 μm, striae very fine, hardly visible under LM.

Description: Valves slender, linear lanceolate with long rostrate to capitate apices. Fibulae broader in the middle and equally spaced.

Remarks: The long, rostrate and produced apices as well as the distinct coarse fibulae characterize this species.

Ecology and Distribution: A widely distributed species. Previously reported in the plankton of Kuwait coasts ( Al-Kandari et al. 2009). Frequent in Basra corals.

Figures

FIGURES 91–102. Marine benthic diatoms in coral reefs off Basra. Fig. 91. Nitzschia behrei, Fig. 92. Nitzschia distans, Fig. 93. Nitzschia fluminensis, Fig. 94. Nitzschia lorenziana, Fig. 95. Nitzschia sigma, Fig. 96. Nitzschia sp., 97. Pssamodictyon panduriformis Fig. 98. Tryblionella coarctata, Fig. 99. Tryblionella didyma, Fig. 100. Tryblionella nicobarica, Fig., Fig. 101. Amphiprora sulcata, Fig. 102. Auricula intermedia.