Author | Barber, H.G. & Haworth, E.Y. |
Year | 1981 |
Title | A Guide to the Morphology of the Diatom Frustule |
ISBN | 0 900386 42 8 |
Series | Scientific Publication |
Type | Book/Report |
How Complete | Genera of Diatoms occurring in British fresh waters |
Source | Scientific Publication, No 44, 112pp, Freshwater Biological Association |
Illustrations | Line 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 Preparation | Removal of organic material and slide peparation using high refractive index mountant. |
Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
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For identification | Current | BACILLARIOPHYCEAE | diatoms | Chromista |
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