Diatoms of North AmericaDiatoms of North America

Stauroneis

Ehrenb. 1842

Stauroneis Guide
  • Category
    Symmetric Biraphid
  • Class
    Bacillariophyceae
  • Order
    Naviculales
  • Family
    Stauroneidaceae
  • Type Species
    Stauroneis phoenicenteron (Nitzsch) Ehrenb.

Displaying 53 of 53 species

Sorted from smallest to largest by maximum length
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Stauroneis separanda Length: 13-15 Width: 3-4 Striae: 30-30
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Stauroneis thermicola Length: 14-16 Striae: 20-28
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Stauroneis kriegeri Length: 19-25 Width: 4-5 Striae: 26-30
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Stauroneis bovbjergii Length: 13-26 Width: 3-4 Striae: 18-22
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Stauroneis agrestis Length: 23-27 Width: 4-5 Striae: 40-40
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Stauroneis smithii Length: 18-28 Width: 5-7 Striae: 25-30
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Stauroneis smithii var. incisa Length: 19-36 Width: 4-5 Striae: 32-36
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Stauroneis livingstonii Length: 28-38 Width: 6-8 Striae: 22-28
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Stauroneis pseudagrestis Length: 27-43 Width: 6-9 Striae: 23-26
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Stauroneis neohyalina Length: 32-49 Width: 6-9 Striae: 32-40
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Stauroneis lauenburgiana Length: 37-50 Width: 9-11 Striae: 18-22
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Stauroneis boyntoniae Length: 31-52 Width: 7-10 Striae: 28-32
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Stauroneis kootenai Length: 34-52 Width: 8-10 Striae: 20-28
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Stauroneis reichardtii Length: 36-54 Width: 8-10 Striae: 20-26
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Stauroneis bryocola Length: 41-58 Width: 8-9 Striae: 27-30
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Stauroneis acidoclinatopsis Length: 57-61 Width: 10-12 Striae: 23-25
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Stauroneis pikuni Length: 53-64 Width: 9-12 Striae: 24-28
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Stauroneis schroederi Length: 40-64 Width: 7-11 Striae: 24-28
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Stauroneis siberica Length: 54-68 Width: 12-16 Striae: 26-26
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Stauroneis acidoclinata Length: 35-70 Width: 7-11 Striae: 19-24
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Stauroneis ancepsfallax Length: 52-70 Width: 11-14 Striae: 17-23
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Stauroneis vandevijveri Length: 48-73 Width: 9-12 Striae: 19-23
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Stauroneis absaroka Length: 43-75 Width: 10-14 Striae: 17-19
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Stauroneis anceps Length: 48-76 Width: 12-15 Striae: 19-21
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Stauroneis sacajaweae Length: 54-80 Width: 10-14 Striae: 23-25
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Stauroneis amphicephala Length: 55-82 Width: 11-16 Striae: 18-21
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Stauroneis pax Length: 62-90 Width: 13-17 Striae: 18-20
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Stauroneis stodderi Length: 83-97 Width: 16-20 Striae: 16-17
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Stauroneis fluminopsis Length: 76-101 Width: 17-22 Striae: 15-18
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Stauroneis conspicua Length: 55-123 Width: 14-24 Striae: 14-20
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Stauroneis thompsonii Length: 81-124 Width: 16-23 Striae: 15-18
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Stauroneis angustilancea Length: 79-125 Width: 15-21 Striae: 15-20
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Stauroneis staurolineata Length: 83-125 Width: 13-16 Striae: 16-17
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Stauroneis gracilis Length: 68-127 Width: 13-22 Striae: 15-18
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Stauroneis beeskovea Length: 93-137 Width: 14-20 Striae: 21-24
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Stauroneis baconiana Length: 73-139 Width: 9-18 Striae: 16-16
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Stauroneis akamina Length: 63-140 Width: 16-24 Striae: 16-22
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Stauroneis subborealis Length: 46-142 Width: 9-24 Striae: 17-20
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Stauroneis circumborealis Length: 81-148 Width: 20-31 Striae: 14-16
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Stauroneis superkuelbsii Length: 80-156 Width: 18-34 Striae: 15-18
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Stauroneis alabamae Length: 115-157 Width: 27-34 Striae: 14-17
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Stauroneis acuta Length: 121-175 Width: 21-29 Striae: 12-15
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Stauroneis sonyae Length: 118-177 Width: 26-37 Striae: 14-16
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Stauroneis kishinena Length: 122-182 Width: 26-33 Striae: 11-12
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Stauroneis submarginalis Length: 140-186 Width: 23-35 Striae: 15-17
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Stauroneis kingstonii Length: 118-186 Width: 14-20 Striae: 11-13
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Stauroneis heinii Length: 116-191 Width: 22-36 Striae: 15-17
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Stauroneis phoenicenteron Length: 129-199 Width: 26-35 Striae: 15-18
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Stauroneis supergracilis Length: 124-213 Width: 21-33 Striae: 15-16
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Stauroneis americana Length: 136-214 Width: 32-46 Striae: 11-14
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Stauroneis finlandia Length: 109-221 Width: 24-34 Striae: 13-15
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Stauroneis rex Length: 215-386 Width: 38-60 Striae: 12-14
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Stauroneis terryi Length: 154-388 Width: 35-58 Striae: 11-13

30 Additional Stauroneis species

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Updates

Jan 17, 2012 - Genus description

The original Stauroneis page was posted in 2009 by Spaulding and Edlund. Bahls clarified the diagnostic features and expanded on the genus description in the text, for this website. There were no taxonomic or nomenclatural changes involved in the update. (S. Spaulding)

Cite This Page

Bahls, L. (2012). Stauroneis. In Diatoms of North America. Retrieved November 17, 2025, from https://diatoms.org/genera/stauroneis

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