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

28 Additional Sellaphora species

Click species name to copy BioData reference to the clipboard

Citations & Links

Citations

Links

Cite This Page

Spaulding, S., Edlund, M. (2008). Sellaphora. In Diatoms of North America. Retrieved May 14, 2025, from https://diatoms.org/genera/sellaphora