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Category
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Class
Bacillariophyceae
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Order
Cymbellales?
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Family
Anomoeoneidaceae
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Index Nominum Algarum
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CAS
Bahls, L.
(2011).
Staurophora.
In Diatoms of North America.
Retrieved June 08, 2023, from https://diatoms.org/genera/staurophora
Symmetric Biraphid
Staurophora
- Fascia with short striae at margins
- Deep, highly arched valves
- Striae composed of small round poroids
- Single lobed chloroplast with large pyrenoid
Valves of Staurophora are solitary and lanceolate, linear-lanceolate, or elliptic-lanceolate, often with protracted ends. Valve faces are strongly curved onto the mantle, which is relatively deep. As a result, cleaned frustules often come to rest in girdle view. A fascia is present and is interrupted at the margins by several short...