Centric diatoms of Lake Tahoe

Authors

Albert D. Mahood, Division of Environmental Studies, University of California, Davis
Robert D. Thomson, Division of Environmental Studies, University of California, Davis
Charles R. Goldman, Division of Environmental Studies, University of California, Davis

Abstract

An understanding of the mechanisms of phytoplankton species interaction is dependent on a precise knowledge of what species exist within the community. The centric diatoms of Lake Tahoe, California–Nevada, which are often the dominant component of the phytoplankton community, are presented in both light and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) photographs. Specific attention has been given to initial cell forms of Cyclotella stelligera Cleve and Grunow and C. comta (Ehrenberg) Kützing through the aid of the SEM.

Recommended Citation

Mahood, Albert D.; Thomson, Robert D.; and Goldman, Charles R. (1984) "Centric diatoms of Lake Tahoe," Great Basin Naturalist: Vol. 44: No. 1, Article 7.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn/vol44/iss1/7