Rexlowea
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Category
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ClassBacillariophyceae
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Order
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Family
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Type SpeciesRexlowea navicularis (Ehrenb.) Kociolek and Thomas
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ContributorSarah Spaulding - Apr 2011
Displaying 1 of 1 species
Sorted from smallest to largest by maximum length
Citations & Links
Citations
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Publication Link: 10.1127/0029-5035/2010/0090-0195
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CAS
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Spaulding, S. (2011). Rexlowea. In Diatoms of North America. Retrieved May 01, 2026, from https://diatoms.org/genera/rexlowea?x-craft-preview=409442409a997390693ff24c7010fd6f1c96fb56f8f091fa016a63de9a54aaccecpiqubknd
Symmetric Biraphid
Rexlowea
- Septa and pseudosepta present
- Valves large
- Raphe lateral
- Striae biseriate near apices
Rexlowea was described based on Placoneis navicularis (Ehrenb.) Cox 2003. At present the genus is monotypic.
The valves are large (up to approx. 130 µm in length). The axial area is narrow and straight, with a small central area. The raphe is lateral and undulate. External proximal ends are dilated, while the distal ends are deflected....