Amphora marina W. Smith (1857: 7)

Al-Handal, Adil Y., Thomas, Evan W. & Pennesi, Chiara, 2018, Marine benthic diatoms in the newly discovered coral reefs, off Basra coast, Southern Iraq, Phytotaxa 372 (2), pp. 111-152 : 136

Amphora marina W. Smith (1857: 7) ( Fig. 81 )

References: Hein et al., 2008: p. 44, fig. 19: 4; Witkowski et al., 2000, p. 144, pl. 162, figs 8–14; pl. 166, figs 9–11; Levkov, 2009: p. 80–81, Pl. 76, fig. 7.

Features: Length 30–52 μm, width 9–11 μm, striae 18–20 in 10 μm on the dorsal margin and 16–18 in 10 μm on the ventral margin.

Description: valves dorsiventral with obtusely rounded apices. Dorsal margin arched, ventral margin weakly concave. Axial area narrow, central area elliptic, making small fascia on both sides. Raphe arched, proximal endings bent dorsally. Dorsal striae crossed by a hyaline band.

Ecology and Distribution: Widely distributed marine species. Previously reported from the Gulf (Al-Yamani & Saburova 2011). Frequent in Basra corals.

Figures

FIGURES 75–90. Marine benthic diatoms in coral reefs off Basra. Figs 75, 76. Amphora grevilleana, Figs 77, 78. Amphora janischii, Figs 79, 80. Amphora maletracta var. constricta, Fig. 81. Amphora marina, Fig. 82. Amphora mexicana, Figs 83, 84. Amphora ocellata, Figs 85,86. Tetramphora ostrearia, Figs 87,88. Tetramphora rhombica, Fig. 89. Amphora spectabilis, Fig. 90. Amphora sp.