Chain (BF) and chloroplasts stained with primulin in UV-excitation
Life-form: Cells united in chains
Size: Apical axis 16-68 µm
Resting spore:
Note: The scutal flap is not seen in the pictures.
Distinctive features: Cellform and scutal flaps
Similar species: Asterionellopsis socialis
Distribution:
Literature:
Cleve, P. & Grunow, A. 1880. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der
arctischen Diatomeen. Kongl. Svensk. Vet.-Akad. Handl. 17(2):
1-121.
Crawford, R. M. & Gardner, C. 1997. The transfer of Asterionellopsis kariana to the new genus Asteroplanus (Bacillariophyceae), with reference to the fine structure. Nova Hedwiga. 65: 47-57.
Drebes, G. 1974. Marines Phytoplankton, Eine Auswahl der Helgoländer Planktonalgen (Diatomeen, Peridineen). Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart. 186 pp.
Hasle, G. R. & Syvertsen, E. E. 1996. Marine diatoms. In: Tomas, C. R. (ed.) Identifying marine diatoms and dinoflagellates. Academic Press, Inc., San Diego, p. 5-385.