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Delicatophycus

M.J.Wynne 2019

Delicata Guide3
  • Type Species
    Delicatophycus delicatulus (Kütz.) M.J.Wynne

Displaying 5 of 5 species

Sorted from smallest to largest by maximum length
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Delicatophycus tundraphilus Length: 20-32 Width: 4-4 Striae: 17-28
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Delicatophycus canadensis Length: 23-36 Width: 4-5 Striae: 18-25
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Delicatophycus montana Length: 23-46 Width: 5-7 Striae: 16-25
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Delicatophycus delicatulus Length: 20-49 Width: 4-7 Striae: 17-27
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Delicatophycus alpestris Length: 17-51 Width: 4-7 Striae: 18-28

1 Additional Delicatophycus species

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Updates

Aug 21, 2023 - Replacement of Delicata by Delicatophycus

From March 2010 until August 2023, this genus appeared as Delicata Krammer 2003. As of this date, the nomenclature has been updated to Delicatophycus M.J.Wynne, as a replacement name. - S. Spaulding

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Spaulding, S., Edlund, M. (2008). Delicatophycus. In Diatoms of North America. Retrieved December 08, 2025, from https://diatoms.org/genera/delicatophycus

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