Achnanthidium caledonicum Lange-Bert. (Lange-Bertalot 1999
Creators: name: Jüttner, Ingrid
name: Hamilton, Paul B.
name: Wetzel, Carlos E.
name: De, Bart Van
name: Vijver
name: King, Lydia
name: Kelly, Martyn G.
name: Williams, David M.
name: Ector, Luc
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Chromista
Ochrophyta
Bacillariophyceae
Achnanthales
Achnanthidiaceae
Achnanthidium
Achnanthidium caledonicum

description: Achnanthidium caledonicum (Lange-Bert.) Lange-Bert.
(Figs 2-4)
Iconographia Diatomologica 6: 270-283 (Lange-Bertalot 1999). — Achnanthes microcephala f. scotica J.R.Carter in Carter & Bailey- Watts, Nova Hedwigia 33: 534, pl. 1, fig. 31 (Carter & Bailey-Watts 1981). — Achnanthes minutissima var. scotica (J.R.Carter) Lange- Bert.in Lange-Bertalot & Krammer, Bibliotheca Diatomologica 18: 106, pl. 55, figs 4-12, pl. 57, fig. 11, pl. 67, figs 35-56 (Lange-Bertalot & Krammer 1989). — Achnanthes scotica (J.R.Carter) Lange-Bert., Bibliotheca Diatomologica 27: 8 (Lange-Bertalot 1993), nom. illeg., non Achnanthes scotica Flower & V.J.Jones, Diatom Research 4: 228, figs 1-7, 42-53 (Flower & Jones 1989). — Achnanthidium minutissimum var. scoticum (J.R.Carter) H.Cremer in Cremer & Wagner, Polar Biology 26: 108 (Cremer & Wagner 2003). — Basionym: Achnanthes caledonica Lange-Bert. in Lange-Bertalot & Moser, Bibliotheca Diatomologica 29: 95 (Lange-Bertalot & Moser 1994).
DESCRIPTION
LM (Fig. 2 A-AN)
Frustules moderately arched, with convex rapheless valves, concave raphe valves, and recurved poles. Valves linear with large, subcapitate to capitate poles, the latter sometimes wider than the maximum valve width at valve centre. Valve margins tapering slightly towards a small constriction before poles. At valve centre, margins slightly inflated, sometimes unilaterally, or straight. Valve dimensions (n = 20): length 17.5-37.5 µm, width at valve centre: 3.0-3.5 µm. On raphe valve (RV), shape of central area variable, either a small transverse fascia, or oval to round, bordered by one or several slightly shortened striae. Raphe filiform, straight, central pores hardly widened, distantly placed at margin of central area. Central area on rapheless valve (RL) narrow lanceolate. Axial area narrow linear on both valves. Striae radiate throughout on both valves, more distantly placed in valve centre, 30-32 in 10 µm.
SEM (Figs 3 A-F; 4A-D)
Raphe located on slightly raised sternum, terminal fissures straight terminating at valve/mantle junction. Internally, central raphe endings shortly deflected to opposite sides, terminal raphe endings form small helictoglossae. Striae composed of 2-4 (RV) and 2-5 (RL) areolae. Areolae round or oval, areolae adjacent to valve margin slit-like. Row of transapically elongated areolae on mantle separated from areolae on valve face by hyaline area.
On the type slide (lecto-, BM[BM 94890], ex J.R. Carter 3665), the species is common, but many specimens are positioned in girdle view. The central area is often a fascia, as mentioned by Carter (Carter & Bailey-Watts 1981), but sometimes less conspicuous, irregular, and formed by more widely spaced central striae.
description: Published as part of Jüttner, Ingrid, Hamilton, Paul B., Wetzel, Carlos E., De, Bart Van, Vijver, King, Lydia, Kelly, Martyn G., Williams, David M. & Ector, Luc, 2022, A study of the morphology and distribution of four Achnanthidium Kütz. species (Bacillariophyta), implications for ecological status assessment, and description of two new European species, pp. 147-176 in Cryptogamie, Algologie 20 (10) on pages 152-153, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-algologie2022v43a10, http://zenodo.org/record/7819378