The Diatomaceæ of Philadelphia and Vicinity

by Charles S. Boyer

Very common in fresh water.

Pl. [26], Fig. 17; Pl. [40], Fig. 9.

NAVICULA PEREGRINA EHR.

Valve lanceolate, obtuse; axial area narrow; central area large, rounded or slightly irregular; striæ coarse in the middle, 5 in 10 µ, radiate; convergent at the ends, 7 or 8 in 10 µ.

Abundant in brackish water. Delaware River.

Pl. [26], Fig. 20.

NAVICULA CYPRINUS (WM. SM.)

Valve lanceolate, slightly gibbous in the middle, sub-cuneate at the ends; axial area narrow; central area small; striæ radiate in the middle, 10 in 10 µ, with shorter, transverse striæ intermediate; transverse at the extreme ends. L. 82 µ.

Navicula digito-radiata var. cyprinus (Ehr. ?) Wm. Sm. Whether the form here figured is Ehrenberg's or not, it is the species known as Pinnularia cyprinus Ehr. of Wm. Smith.

Common in Shark River, N. J.