Achnanthidium modestiforme (Lange-Bertalot) Van de Vijver (2002: 17)

Amaral, Mailor Wellinton Wedig, Medeiros, Gabriela, Daufenbach, Vanessa, Sampaio, Silvio Cesar, Reis, Ralpho Rinaldo Dos, Ludwig, Thelma Alvim Veiga & Bueno, Norma Catarina, 2024, Taxonomy of epilithic diatoms and teratological forms under the presence of metals in surface sediment, Phytotaxa 647 (3), pp. 237-273 : 250

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scientific name	Achnanthidium modestiforme (Lange-Bertalot) Van de Vijver (2002: 17)
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Figs 7 View FIGURE 7 : AF–AH

Length: 10.2–11.8 µm; width: 3.3–4.2 µm (n = 8)

Teratological form: deformed valve outline, with constriction near the apices.

Occurrence: S3, S5, S7.

Ecological characteristics: Cond.: 11.00–50.00 µS cm –1; BOD: 2.49–9.90 mg L− 1; COD: 7.57–24.32 mg L− 1; N-NH: 200 µg L− 1; NO: 3 3 − 1 − 1 − − 1 − 1 0.40–9.69 mg L; DO: 8.98–19.93 mg L; pH: 6.70–6.92; PO: 0.002 –0.050 mg L; TP: 0.005 –0.019 mg L; TS: 23.00–48.00 4 mg L− 1; Temp.: 20.12–21.23 °C; Turb.: 0.06–8.40; Flow: 0.13–2.78 m 3 s; Average depth: 0.05–0.29 m; Prec.: 3.76–4.96 mm.

Metal concentrations: Co: 26.05–57.56 mg L –1; Cr: 19.44–85.16 mg L –1; Cu: 149.34–268.89 mg L- 1; Mn: 234.22–745.82 mg L –1; Ni: 33.21–85.63 mg L –1; Pb: 33.84–61.04 mg L –1; Zn: 68.52–258.21 mg L –1.

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FIGURE 7. Epilithic diatoms from Cascavel River micro-watershed in LM. A. Placoneis elginensis. B. P. hambergii. C. P. undulata. D. Achnanthes inflata. E–G. Achnanthidium caledonicum. H–P. A. macrocephalum. L–P. Teratological valves. Q–T. A. tropicocatenatum. U–AC. A. minutissimum. X–AC. Teratological valves. AD–AH. A. modestiforme. AF–AH. Teratological valves. AI–AJ. Gogorevia constricta. AK. Planothidium bagualensis. AL. P. lagerheimii. AM–AP. P. rostratum. AO–AP. Teratological valves. AQ–AR. P. frequentissimum. AS–AT. Psammothidium hustedtii. AU–AV. Humidophila arcuatoides. AW. H. implicata. AX–AZ. H. contenta. AAA– AAC. H. subtropica. AAD. Cocconeis fluviatilis. AAE. C. lineata. AAF. Luticola ectorii. AAG. L. hustedtii. AAH. L. charlatii. AAI– AAJ. L. permuticoides. AAK. L. ventricosa. AAL–AAN. L. goeppertiana. Scale bars: 10 µm.