Ashworth, M.,
Sullivan, M.,
Frankovich, T.
(2025).
Pseudostriatella.
In Diatoms of North America.
Retrieved March 26, 2026, from https://diatoms.org/genera/pseudostriatella
Araphid
Pseudostriatella
Copulae septate
Ocellulimbus at valve apices
Transapically-elongate hyaline area at valve center
Several small rimoportulae scattered across valve and mantle
Volate areola occlusions
Pseudostriatella is a marine diatom that grows attached to surfaces.
Frustules are solitary or form zigzag colonies. Each frustule is rectangular in girdle view with rounded apices. Valves are narrowly to broadly lanceolate, with broadly rounded apices. An apically elongated hyaline area partially extends across the center of the valve...