Rhopalodia
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Category
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ClassBacillariophyceae
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OrderRhopalodiales
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FamilyRhopalodiaceae
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Type SpeciesRhopalodia gibba (Ehrenberg) O. Müller
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ContributorSarah Spaulding, Ditmar Metzeltin - Mar 2011
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9 Additional Rhopalodia species
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Rhopalodia acuminata
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Rhopalodia brebissonii
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Rhopalodia constricta
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Rhopalodia gibba var. minuta
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Rhopalodia gibba var. ventricosa
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Rhopalodia gibberula var. vanheurckii
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Rhopalodia operculata
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Rhopalodia parallela
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Rhopalodia rupestris
Citations & Links
Citations
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Publication Link: 10.1007/BF01248136
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Publication Link: 10.1007/BF00984562
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Publication Link: 10.1186/1471-2148-8-30
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Publication Link: 10.1093/molbev/msh086
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Publication Link: 10.1127/0029-5035/2009/0089-0397
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Spaulding, S., Metzeltin, D. (2011). Rhopalodia. In Diatoms of North America. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://diatoms.org/genera/rhopalodia
Epithemioid
Rhopalodia
- Symmetry dorsiventral
- Raphe positioned in dorsal keel
- Valve faces nearly planar
Frustules of Rhopalodia have a strong dorsiventral symmetry. The raphe is positioned on the dorsal side of each valve in a shallow keel. The valve faces are nearly planar, that is, each frustule is shaped like 1/2 of an orange. The central endings of the raphe are expanded. The raphe is supported internally by costae. In contrast to...