Specimen Information

Didymosphenia geminata
Didymosphenia geminata
(didymo)
Algae
Cryptogenic

Specimen ID1414758
GroupAlgae
GenusDidymosphenia
Speciesgeminata
Common Namedidymo
StateMI
CountyMarquette
LocalityMarquette Lower Harbor
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Superior
HUC8 Number04180000
HUC10 NameLake Superior
HUC10 Number0418000002
HUC12 NameLake Superior
HUC12 Number041800000200
Map
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Collection Year1994
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:30301
Author:Moffat, M.C.
Date:1994
Title:An Ultrastructural Study of Didymosphenia geminata (Bacillariophyceae)
Journal:Transactions of the American Microscopical Society
Volume:113
Issue:1
Pages:59-71
CommentsMethods mention scraped from rocks which indicates extracellular stalk growth
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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