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BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Barber, H.G. & Haworth, E.Y., 1981
A Guide to the Morphology of the Diatom Frustule
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.
| Publisher |
Freshwater Biological Association (FBA) |
| Volume |
No 44 |
| Pages |
112 |
| ISBN |
0 900386 42 8 |
| Coverage |
Genera of Diatoms occurring in British fresh waters. |
| Illustrations |
Line drawings accompany the text. |
| Identify |
Under a Compound Microscope. |
| Specimen Prep. |
Removal of organic material and slide peparation using high refractive index mountant. |
Malcolm Storey
Taxonomic Scope
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