Skabitschewskia
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Category
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ClassBacillariophyceae
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OrderAchnanthales
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FamilyAchanthidiaceae
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Type SpeciesSkabitschewskia dispersipunctata Kulikovskiy and Lange-Bert.
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ContributorMarina Potapova - Jul 2019
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ReviewerSarah Spaulding - Jul 2019
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Sorted from smallest to largest by maximum length
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Potapova, M. (2019). Skabitschewskia. In Diatoms of North America. Retrieved June 08, 2023, from https://diatoms.org/genera/skabitschewskia
Monoraphid
Skabitschewskia
- Raphe valve with uniseriate striae
- Rapheless valve with biseriate striae
- Rapheless valve with cavum
Skabitschevskia was established in 2015 to accommodate taxa previously placed in Planothidium. It includes taxa possessing uniseriate striae on the raphe valve and biseriate striae and a cavum on the rapheless valve. The frustules are almost flat, or have very slightly concave raphe valves and convex rapheless valves. In girdle view, the...