AuthorBarber, H.G. & Haworth, E.Y.
Year1981
TitleA Guide to the Morphology of the Diatom Frustule
ISBN0 900386 42 8
SeriesScientific Publication
TypeBook/Report
How CompleteGenera of Diatoms occurring in British fresh waters
SourceScientific Publication, No 44, 112pp, Freshwater Biological Association
IllustrationsLine drawings accompany the text
Review (by Malcolm Storey)After a short Introduction, Collection and Preparation of Recent Diatoms describes collection methods, separating diatoms from grit, cleaning the frustule (using hydrochloric acid, or 30% hydrogen peroxide for 2hrs, or concentrated sulphuric acid followed by potassium dichromate then hydrogen peroxide, or dried and incinerated). This is followed by Features of the Diatom Frustule which provides a glossary including 21 plates of line drawings). The second fifty page comprises a Key to Genera of Diatoms occurring in British fresh waters.
Examine Compound Microscope
Specimen PreparationRemoval of organic material and slide peparation using high refractive index mountant.

Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
For identificationCurrentBACILLARIOPHYCEAEdiatomsChromista
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