Amphora ocellata Donkin (1861: 11)

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 : 136-137

Amphora ocellata Donkin (1861: 11) ( Figs 83, 84 )

References: Hendey 1964, p. 268, pl. 28, figs 13, 14; Levkov, 2009, p. 263, pl. 116, figs 8, 9.

Features: Length: 90–110 μm, transapical length: 11–14 μm, striae 23–25 in 10 μm on the ventral side. Description: Valves linear with narrowly rounded, ventrally bent apices. Dorsal margin straight, weakly concave in the middle, ventral margin straight. Axial area narrow, strongly arched, central area indistinct on the ventral side, forming narrow fascia on the dorsal side. Raphe strongly arched.

Ecology and Distribution: Widely distributed marine species. Previously reported from the Gulf ( Hendey 1970;

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.