Observations on the Tube-Dwelling Diatom Navicula Tripunctata var. Schizonemoides (V.H.) Patr. Using Light and Electron Microscopy

Authors

David F. Millie, Iowa State University
James L. Wee, Iowa State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Research

Keywords

Diatom, tube-dwelling Navicula, light microscopy, electron microscopy

Abstract

The valve morphology of specimens from four different collections, each identified as Navicla tripunctata var. schizonemoides (V.H.) Patr., was examined by light and electron microscopy. Light microscopy revealed little variation between populations. Variability in the valve shape and striae arrangement within a population, however, was observed. Observations by electron microscopy revealed structures common to other lineolate Navicula and pennate diatoms. The continued use of electron microscopy as a supplement to light microscopy for proper interpretation of a diatom's valve morphology is stressed. Notes on the ecology of this taxon are made where appropriate.

Publication Date

June 1981

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

88

Issue

2

First Page

74

Last Page

78

Copyright

©1981 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Millie, David F. and Wee, James L. (1981) "Observations on the Tube-Dwelling Diatom Navicula Tripunctata var. Schizonemoides (V.H.) Patr. Using Light and Electron Microscopy," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 88(2), 74-78.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol88/iss2/8