Cylindrotheca
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Category
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ClassBacillariophyceae
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OrderBacillariales
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FamilyBacillariaceae
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Type SpeciesCylindrotheca gerstenbergeri Rabenhorst
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ContributorSarah Spaulding, Mark Edlund - Dec 2008
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ReviewerSam Rushforth, Sylvia Lee - May 2010
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Sorted from smallest to largest by maximum length
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Biodata Reference
Cylindrotheca closterium
Citations & Links
Citations
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Publication Link: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2006.00194.x
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Publication Link: 10.1016/j.ympev.2020.106985
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Publication Link: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.1964.tb00542.x
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Publication Link: https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.24.1.39
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Publication Link: 10.1080/09670262.2013.772242
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Spaulding, S., Edlund, M. (2008). Cylindrotheca. In Diatoms of North America. Retrieved May 01, 2026, from https://diatoms.org/genera/cylindrotheca?x-craft-preview=cab8b13ef68d1e257235fd2491770f51dfe0c9a6c0ad3b95411776e5316d603alxhbyabypv
Nitzschioid
Cylindrotheca
- Frustules narrow, elongate
- Frustules twisted
- Frustules lightly silicified
Cylindrotheca cells are solitary and are characteristically needle-like, thin and elongated in shape. The ends of the cell tend to be protracted, meaning "drawn out". The frustules are lightly silicified. The valves, including the keel and raphe canal, are twisted. As a result of the strong twist of the raphe system, the cells rotate as...