Haslea salstonica Massé, Rincé & E.J.Cox 2000
Publication Details
Haslea salstonica Massé, Rincé & E.J.Cox 2000: 619, pl. I: figs B, G; pl. II: figs A-F
Published in: Massé, G., Rincé, Y., Cox, E.J., Allard, G., Belt, S.T. & Rowland, S.J. (2001). Haslea salstonica sp. nov. and Haslea pseudostrearia sp. nov. (Bacillariophyta), two new epibenthic diatoms from the Kingsbridge estuary, United Kingdom. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences Paris, Sciences de la Vie 324: 617-626.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Haslea is Haslea ostrearia (Gaillon) Simonsen.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Kingsbridge estuary close to Salcombe [Devon] on the sand bank at the east of Warham point, UK [England]; (Massé & al. 2001: 622) Holotype: G. Massé, S. Rowland and S. Belt; July 28, 1999; intertidal sediments collected in the Fucus belt; BM; 100257 (Massé & al. 2001: 622)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Description
Frustules naviculoid, narrowly rectangular and slightly
curved in girdle view. Valves rhombic, 60-65 µm long and
17 µm wide. Two apically elongated chloroplasts lie
against each side of the girdle. Raphe straight and central
with very small central area. Transapical striae uniseriate
and parallel, 17 in 10 µm, with the central two or three
virgae thickened to form a pseudostauros. Longitudinal
striation not resolvable with light microscopy, even under
interference contrast, 25 in 10 µm. External raphe fissure straight, with slightly expanded,
unilaterally deflected central endings and polar endings
strongly deflected to same side. Internally the raphe fissures
open to one side of the raphe sternum for most of
their length, except at the centre and near the apices
where they end in long helictoglossae. An accessory rib
(axial costa) extends throughout most of the valve on the
primary side of the raphe sternum, with a shorter rib
(central bar) at the centre on the secondary side. The
thickenings of the central virgae are continuous with the
accessory rib. Areolae quadrate arranged in rows. Longitudinal
slits, parallel to the raphe, merging with a peripheral
slit near the apices on the outer side of the valve.
Created: 30 January 2008 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 October 2010
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 October 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
