Staurosirella
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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 SpeciesStaurosirella lapponica (Grunow in Van Heurck) Williams and Round
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ContributorSarah Spaulding, Mark Edlund - Dec 2008
Displaying 6 of 6 species
Sorted from smallest to largest by maximum length
11 Additional Staurosirella species
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Staurosirella ansata
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Staurosirella confusa
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Staurosirella incognita
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Staurosirella lapponica
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Staurosirella minuta
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Staurosirella oldenburgiana
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Staurosirella pinnata var. intercedens
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Staurosirella pinnata var. trigona
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Staurosirella spinosa
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Staurosirella subcapitata
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Staurosirella subrobusta
Citations & Links
Citations
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Publication Link: 10.1635/053.160.0105
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Index Nominum Algarum
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Spaulding, S., Edlund, M. (2008). Staurosirella. In Diatoms of North America. Retrieved June 08, 2023, from https://diatoms.org/genera/staurosirella
Araphid
Staurosirella
- Striae composed of lineolate areolae
- Apical porefields 1-2
- Valves oval, linear or cruciform
The valves of Staurosirella are oval, linear or cruciform. Striae are composed of lineolate areolae. Although it is difficult to resolve the lineolae in the light microscope, they are characteristically broad, and "pearly" in LM. One to two apical porefields are present. Rimoportulae are absent. Neighboring cells may be linked together...