Thalassiosira gracilis Hustedt 1958

Thalassiosira gracilis (Karsten) Hustedt (Figure 6) Literature: (Hasle and Syvertsen 1997, p. 82, pl. 12; Scott and Thomas 2005, p. 99, fig. 2.50a–f). Description: Diameter 14–18 µm. Remarks: A small species but can be easily recognized under LM by its large central areole. Ecology and distribution:...

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Main Authors: Al-Handal, Adil Y., Torstensson, Anders, Wulff, Angela
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Published: Zenodo 2022
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11094397
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Summary:Thalassiosira gracilis (Karsten) Hustedt (Figure 6) Literature: (Hasle and Syvertsen 1997, p. 82, pl. 12; Scott and Thomas 2005, p. 99, fig. 2.50a–f). Description: Diameter 14–18 µm. Remarks: A small species but can be easily recognized under LM by its large central areole. Ecology and distribution: Widely distributed in Antarctica and the Southern seas. It has not previously been observed in Potter Cove but was frequent in the examined material. Published as part of Al-Handal, Adil Y., Torstensson, Anders & Wulff, Angela, 2022, Revisiting Potter Cove, King George Island, Antarctica, 12 years later: new observations of marine benthic diatoms, pp. 81-103 in Botanica Marina (Warsaw, Poland) (Warsaw, Poland) 65 (2) on page 84, DOI:10.1515/bot-2021-0066, http://zenodo.org/record/11000147