Sighting 3368927
Melosira varians
A freshwater diatom at Tennent, ACT
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| Melosira varians | MichaelMulvaney | 2 Feb 2017 | |
| Melosira varians | KenT | 2 Jan 2017 |
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User's notes
Clumps of algal filaments in a mostly a still backwash area at the side of the river. Images taken with 10X, 40X & 60X objectives. Cell widths ranged between 14-34 µm, cell lengths were 20-46 µm.
1 comment
3 Feb 2017
Stephen Skinner of the NSW Herbarium said "a diatom, Melosira varians; you can see the variable girdle bands on each cell, and the bead chromoplasts."
Location information
- Coordinates 149.066861-35.578222
- Places Tennent, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 19 Dec 2016 07:38 AM Recorded on
- KenT Recorded by
Collections
- KenT Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Melosira varians Algae, Cyanobacteria, other bacteria and viruses
Species information
- Melosira varians Scientific name
- A freshwater diatom Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible