Stauroforma
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Category
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ClassFragilariophyceae
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OrderFragilariales
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FamilyFragilariaceae
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Type SpeciesStauroforma exiguiformis (Lange-Bertalot) Flower, Jones and Round
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ContributorSarah Spaulding, Mark Edlund - Dec 2008
Displaying 1 of 1 species
Sorted from smallest to largest by maximum length
Citations & Links
Citations
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Publication Link: 10.1080/0269249X.1996.9705363
Links
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Index Nominum Algarum
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CAS
Cite This Page
Spaulding, S., Edlund, M. (2008). Stauroforma. In Diatoms of North America. Retrieved July 17, 2025, from https://diatoms.org/genera/stauroforma
Araphid
Stauroforma
- Valves lack rimoportulae
- Striae meet in central valve face
- Central area absent
Frustules of Stauroforma are small, with an elliptic to lanceolate valve outline. The valves not centrally expanded. Rimoportulae are absent in species of Stauroforma. The striae are continuous across the valve face, although this feature may be difficult to resolve in the light microscope. Frustules are linked together into linear...