Diatoms of North AmericaDiatoms of North America

Platessa

Lange-Bertalot 2004

Platessa Guide
  • Category
    Monoraphid
  • Class
    Bacillariophyceae
  • Order
    Achnanthales
  • Family
    Achnanthaceae
  • Type Species
    Platessa bavarica Lange-Bertalot and Hofmann in Lange-Bertalot

Displaying 9 of 9 species

Sorted from smallest to largest by maximum length
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Platessa bahlsii Length: 3-11 Width: 2-4 Striae: 12-15
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Platessa kingstonii Length: 7-11 Width: 4-5 Striae: 26-30
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Platessa hustedtii Length: 11-15 Width: 5-6 Striae: 15-18
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Planothidium joursacense Length: 9-15 Width: 5-7 Striae: 17-19
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Platessa stewartii Length: 11-16 Width: 5-7 Striae: 14-18
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Platessa lutheri Length: 8-17 Width: 4-6 Striae: 25-29
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Platessa conspicua Length: 7-17 Width: 3-5 Striae: 12-16
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Platessa oblongella Length: 6-18 Width: 3-7 Striae: 9-12
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Platessa strelnikovae Length: 11-19 Width: 6-7 Striae: 14-17

4 Additional Platessa species

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Spaulding, S., Edlund, M. (2008). Platessa. In Diatoms of North America. Retrieved May 01, 2026, from https://diatoms.org/genera/platessa?x-craft-preview=409442409a997390693ff24c7010fd6f1c96fb56f8f091fa016a63de9a54aaccecpiqubknd