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Rossithidium

Bukht. and Round 1996

Rossithidium Guide
  • Category
    Monoraphid
  • Class
    Bacillariophyceae
  • Order
    Achnanthales
  • Family
    Achnanthaceae
  • Type Species
    Achnanthes pusilla Grunow in Cleve and Grunow

Displaying 5 of 5 species

Sorted from smallest to largest by maximum length
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Rossithidium nodosum Length: 9-11 Width: 2-3 Striae: 16-20
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Rossithidium pusillum Length: 10-16 Width: 3-4 Striae: 20-24
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Rossithidium petersenii Length: 13-18 Width: 3-4 Striae: 32-36
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Rossithidium kriegeri Length: 6-21 Width: 2-2 Striae: 21-23
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Rossithidium anastasiae Length: 12-26 Width: 3-4 Striae: 24-29

2 Additional Rossithidium species

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Potapova, M., Spaulding, S., Edlund, M. (2008). Rossithidium. In Diatoms of North America. Retrieved November 16, 2025, from https://diatoms.org/genera/rossithidium

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