Spaulding, S.,
Edlund, M.
(2008).
Lemnicola.
In Diatoms of North America.
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Monoraphid
Lemnicola
Striae biseriate
Raphe valve with asymmetric fascia
Rapheless valve with continuous striae
Frustules are heterovalvar. Valves are linear to linear-elliptic. The valve apices may be narrowed, rounded, or subrostrate. The axial area is narrow on both raphe and rapheless valves. The striae are composed of biseriate rows of circular areolae on both valves. The raphe valve has an asymmetric fascia. The rapheless valve lacks a...