Scoliopleura
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Category
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ClassBacillariophyceae
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OrderNaviculales
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FamilyScoliotropidaceae
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Type SpeciesScoliopleura peisonis Grunow
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ContributorSarah Spaulding, Mark Edlund - Dec 2008
Displaying 1 of 1 species
Sorted from smallest to largest by maximum length
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Index Nominum Algarum
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Spaulding, S., Edlund, M. (2008). Scoliopleura. In Diatoms of North America. Retrieved May 21, 2025, from https://diatoms.org/genera/scoliopleura
Symmetric Biraphid
Scoliopleura
- Valves twisted about apical axis
- Longitudinal canals evident on both sides of the raphe
- Proximal raphe ends deflected in opposite directions
Although the valve margins of Scoliopleura are linear-lanceolate, the frustules are twisted about the apical axis. Longitudinal canals are present on both sides of the raphe. The raphe is slightly sigmoid because of the twist, or torsion, of the frustule. The proximal raphe ends are deflected in opposite directions and the distal raphe...