Publication
Not available online
Known distribution
New Zealand
North Island, New Zealand.
Etymology
Dedicated to the New Zealand biologist V. J. Chapman.
Description
Linear-elliptical valves, 25-30 µm long and 8-10 µm broad. Straight raphe with terminal fissures and central nodules deflected in the same direction. Axial area lanceolate, central area a very broad transverse fascia. Transapical striae, 13-14 in 10 µm, radiate towards the middle of the valve, but convergent towards the apices.
Description reproduced with kind permission from Koeltz Scientific Books.
Notes
Images published online with kind permission of the Natural History Museum of Denmark.
Funding from TFBIS (Terrestrial and Freshwater Biodiversity Information System), administered by the New Zealand Department of Conservation, is gratefully acknowledged.
Reference
Foged N 1979. Diatoms in New Zealand, the North Island. A. R. Gantner Verlag KG, Vaduz. 130 p.
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