Diatoms of North AmericaDiatoms of North America

Sellaphora

Mereschk. 1902

Sellaphora Guide
  • Category
    Symmetric Biraphid
  • Class
    Bacillariophyceae
  • Order
    Naviculales
  • Family
    Sellaphoraceae
  • Type Species
    Sellaphora pupula (Kütz.) Mereschk.

Displaying 25 of 25 species

Sorted from smallest to largest by maximum length
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Sellaphora saugerresii Length: 6-12 Width: 3-3 Striae: 20-22
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Sellaphora nigri Length: 4-13 Width: 2-4 Striae: 26-32
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Sellaphora pulchra Length: 7-13 Width: 3-4 Striae: 30-40
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Sellaphora schadei Length: 10-14 Width: 4-5 Striae: 24-28
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Sellaphora atomoides Length: 4-14 Width: 2-3 Striae: 30-36
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Sellaphora subfasciata Length: 14-18 Width: 3-4 Striae: 26-28
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Sellaphora javanica Length: 15-19 Width: 4-5 Striae: 19-24
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Sellaphora stroemii Length: 6-21 Width: 3-5 Striae: 23-25
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Sellaphora subbacillum Length: 7-21 Width: 4-5 Striae: 26-28
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Sellaphora japonica Length: 13-24 Width: 5-6 Striae: 24-26
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Sellaphora wallacei Length: 16-26 Width: 4-4 Striae: 40-48
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Sellaphora disjuncta Length: 16-28 Width: 4-5 Striae: 23-28
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Sellaphora stauroneioides Length: 22-30 Width: 6-6 Striae: 28-40
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Sellaphora meridionalis Length: 18-32 Width: 6-7 Striae: 22-23
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Sellaphora auldreekie Length: 27-32 Width: 7-7 Striae: 19-21
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Sellaphora rexii Length: 22-33 Width: 7-8 Striae: 20-24
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Sellaphora bacilloides Length: 30-35 Width: 10-12 Striae: 18-26
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Sellaphora californica Length: 23-40 Width: 8-10 Striae: 20-22
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Sellaphora bacillum Length: 30-45 Width: 9-10 Striae: 12-14
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Sellaphora fusticulus Length: 29-45 Width: 7-9 Striae: 15-20
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Sellaphora hohnii Length: 28-47 Width: 8-9 Striae: 20-23
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Sellaphora laevissima Length: 32-53 Width: 8-10 Striae: 17-19
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Sellaphora alastos Length: 41-82 Width: 11-17 Striae: 17-19
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Sellaphora americana Length: 58-93 Width: 14-19 Striae: 16-18
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Sellaphora moesta Length: 56-130 Width: 25-27 Striae: 16-17

29 Additional Sellaphora species

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Spaulding, S., Edlund, M. (2008). Sellaphora. In Diatoms of North America. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from https://diatoms.org/genera/sellaphora

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