Diatoma hiemale var.mesodon (Ehr.) Grun. 1839

                                                                                                                    
Length:13.5

Width:7

Costae: 4

Striae:































Collection 1341a

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Ehr., Phys. Abh. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, for 1838:57, pl. 2(1), fig. 9. 1839 (Patrick and Reimer 1966).



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  • Synonyms (Patrick and Reimer 1966)
    Odontidium hiemale var.mesodon (Ehr.) Grun., Verh. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien, 12: 357. 1862.
    Diatoma hiemale var.mesodon (Ehr.) Grun. in V.H., Syn. Diat. Belgique, pl. 51, figs. 3-4. 1881.
  • Ecology
    This taxon may be found in waters with mesotrophic conditions (Patrick and Reimer 1966).

    Size ranges and morphology


  • Length is 12-40 micrometers (Patrick and Reimer 1966).
  • Breadth is 6-15 micrometers (Patrick and Reimer 1966).
  • Striae range is 18-24 per 10 micrometers (Patrick and Reimer 1966).
  • Costae range is 2-4 per 10 micrometers (Patrick and Reimer 1966).