Mastogloia acutiuscula Grunow

Park, Joon Sang, Lobban, Christopher S. & Lee, Kyun-Woo, 2018, Diatoms associated with seaweeds from Moen Island in Chuuk Lagoon, Micronesia, Phytotaxa 351 (2), pp. 101-140 : 110

26. Mastogloia acutiuscula Grunow Figs 35a, b

References: Hustedt (1927 –1966), p. 516, fig. 947a, b; Navarro (1983a), p. 120, figs 5 and 6.

Samples: Moen1_ Halimeda

Dimensions: 38.5 μm long, 13.6 μm wide; 23 striae in 10 μm.

Comments: Lobban et al. (2012) recorded M. acutiuscula var. elliptica Hustedt from Guam, but not the nominate variety.

Figures

FIGURES 35–47. Twelve diatom species of Mastolgoia. Fig. 35. M. acutiuscula. Fig. 36. M. citrus. Figs 37–39. M. cyclops. Fig. 40. M. subacuta. Fig. 41. M. seychellensis. Fig. 42. M. erythraea. Fig. 43. M. erythraea forma 3. Fig. 44. M. cf. grunowii. Fig. 45. M. decussata. Fig. 46. M. pulchella. Fig. 47. M. graciloides. Scale bar = 10 μm.