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Stephanodiscus

Ehrenb. 1845

Stephanodiscus Guide
  • Category
    Centric
  • Class
    Coscinodiscophyceae
  • Order
    Thalassiosirales
  • Family
    Stephanodiscaceae
  • Type Species
    Stephanodiscus niagarae Ehrenb.

Displaying 11 of 11 species

Sorted from smallest to largest by maximum length
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Stephanodiscus parvus Diameter: 4-9 Striae: 8-12
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Stephanodiscus minutulus Diameter: 6-10 Striae: 8-13
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Stephanodiscus binderanus Diameter: 6-11 Striae: 10-15
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Stephanodiscus hantzschii f. tenuis Diameter: 15-19 Striae: 6-7
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Stephanodiscus hantzschii Diameter: 11-20 Striae: 6-9
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Stephanodiscus oregonicus Diameter: 13-25 Striae: 3-4
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Stephanodiscus alpinus Diameter: 13-30 Striae: 12-14
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Stephanodiscus medius Diameter: 9-35 Width: 0-0 Striae: 6-10
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Stephanodiscus yellowstonensis Diameter: 33-66 Striae: 0-0
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Stephanodiscus niagarae Diameter: 21-70 Striae: 0-0
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Stephanodiscus reimeri Diameter: 35-120 Striae: 0-0

9 Additional Stephanodiscus species

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Spaulding, S., Edlund, M. (2008). Stephanodiscus. In Diatoms of North America. Retrieved December 08, 2025, from https://diatoms.org/genera/stephanodiscus

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