Octacanthium octocorne (NADED 453002)

authority: (Ralfs) Compère

Phycology Section: ecology and taxonomy of freshwater algae, particularly diatoms

This NADED is equivalent to retired NADED 268010, which should no longer be in active use

Algae Group: Green Algae

Division: Chlorophyta
  Class: Chlorophyceae
    Order: Desmidiales
      Family: Desmidiaceae
        Genus: Octacanthium

Species: octocorne

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This name was created in the database by Dr. Babs Rinkel

Short name: OCTocto

IN 4 TAXONOMIC LISTS:

26 ANSP-2011
    Publication: Compère 1996 - Compère, P. 1996. Octacanthium (Hansgirg) Compère, a ne...  year=1996
        Pg. 504 Figs. 1-2

21 ANSP-2007
    Publication: Compère 1996 - Compère, P. 1996. Octacanthium (Hansgirg) Compère, a ne...  year=1996
        Pg. 504 Figs. 1-2

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NOT A SOURCE IN ANY CHANGE SYSTEMS

IN 2 CHANGE SYSTEMS AS TARGET:

59 ANSP-2007 to ANSP-2011 Soft Algae (csat_id: 5341)
    from: Arthrodesmus octocornis (NADED 268010)
    to: Octacanthium octocorne (NADED 453002)

REMARK: Update to newer name per F. Acker (Taxonomic Update)

In correctional change system(s) as TARGET: More...

FOUND IN 6 OFFICIAL COUNTS: ...see sites on a map

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site	number	count and subproject
ME-000350	2	MEDP0521 PP1 a 1 - Maine DEP 2011 Phytoplankton
ME-000352	3	MEDP0523 PP1 a 1 - Maine DEP 2011 Phytoplankton
ME-000403	3	MEDP0580 PP1 a 1 - Maine Phytoplankton 2012 Delivery 3
NRSA-FW08VT022	1	NRSA0474 PR1 a 1 - National River and Stream Assessment - EPA
NWCA11-2698	1	NWCA0125 PR1 a 1 - EPA National Wetlands Condition Assessment Periphyton Analysis
NWCA11-1183	5	NWCA0161 PR1 b 1 - EPA National Wetlands Condition Assessment Periphyton Analysis

3 BIOVOLUME MEASUREMENTS (in shape_algae_taxa), range 2481.1 - 3603.5

Calculated biovolume: 2581 μm3    added 11/9/2012 by rinkel
ANSPNWCAPR NWCA0161 PR1 B Outlet Naugatuck River, slide_id=334833, mol_id=221
Measurement #78196 (Two Truncated Cones), 2 dimensions:
   height of cone=14.80000 μm
   diameter of cone=14.90000 μm

Calculated biovolume: 3604 μm3    added 11/9/2012 by rinkel
ANSPNWCAPR NWCA0125 PR1 A Headwaters Otter Creek, slide_id=334520, mol_id=221
Measurement #78195 (Two Truncated Cones), 2 dimensions:
   height of cone=19.60000 μm
   diameter of cone=15.30000 μm

Calculated biovolume: 2481 μm3    added 3/26/2010 by rinkel
ANSPNRSAPR NRSA0474 PR1 A West River, Windham Co, VT, US, slide_id=315741, mol_id=221
Measurement #73059 (Ovoid), 3 dimensions:
   length=19.50000 μm
   width=15.30000 μm
   depth=10.00000 μm

NO RECORDS IN UNKNOWN-SHAPES-BIOVOLUMES

Publication: Not specified

Metadata flags

Reporting_level_id=3
Published_species = yes
Descr_variety = no
Descr_form = no
Genus_sp_X_? = no
Unpublished_species = no
Cf_aff = no
Genus_sp_spp = no
AboveGenus_with_size_or_feature = no
AboveGenus = no
calacad_match_verified = no
publication_id_verified = yes
calacad_match_nonexistent = no

algae_taxa_id=13630, algae_genus_id=2385
added by rinkel on 10/15/2009 8:50:00 AM
last modified by palmer on 5/9/2012 1:16:00 PM

Page citation:

Phycology Section, Patrick Center for Environmental Research, Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. Octacanthium octocorne (NADED 453002). https://diatom.ansp.org/taxaservice/ShowTaxon1.ashx?naded_id=453002. Accessed 05 Jun 2023. This web service reports all information about a given algae taxon available at the time of retrieval.

from Taxaservice v12.2 code update 10/08/2021