Diatoms of North AmericaDiatoms of North America

Surirella

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Surirella Guide
  • Category
    Surirelloid
  • Class
    Bacillariophyceae
  • Order
    Surirellales
  • Family
    Surirellaceae
  • Type Species
    Surirella striatula Turpin

Displaying 18 of 18 species

Sorted from smallest to largest by maximum length
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Surirella stalagma Length: 11-16 Width: 5-7 Striae: 55-55
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Surirella atomus Length: 8-19 Width: 5-8 Striae: 8-10
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Surirella lacrimula Length: 19-30 Width: 10-13 Striae: 27-33
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Surirella suecica Length: 14-34 Width: 7-9 Striae: 30-36
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Surirella amphioxys Length: 28-48 Width: 13-17 Striae: 16-20
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Surirella iowensis Length: 21-54 Width: 15-33 Striae: 16-26
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Surirella arctica Length: 19-56 Width: 6-9 Striae: 22-25
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Surirella brebissonii Length: 15-56 Width: 10-25 Striae: 18-23
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Surirella angusta Length: 15-60 Width: 6-12 Striae: 23-28
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Surirella pinnata Length: 18-71 Width: 8-14 Striae: 25-32
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Surirella internationalis Length: 54-72 Width: 31-39 Striae: 8-18
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Surirella ovalis Length: 14-75 Width: 11-35 Striae: 14-17
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Surirella crumena Length: 44-84 Width: 39-70 Striae: 13-19
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Surirella striatula Length: 70-126 Width: 46-80 Striae: 16-22
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Surirella undulata Length: 64-133 Width: 45-67 Striae: 23-30
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Surirella cruciata Length: 48-160 Width: 24-61 Striae: 19-29
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Surirella terryi Length: 67-176 Width: 23-35 Striae: 21-26
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Surirella librile Length: 56-280 Width: 13-36 Striae: 29-34

41 Additional Surirella species

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Spaulding, S., Edlund, M. (2010). Surirella. In Diatoms of North America. Retrieved November 18, 2025, from https://diatoms.org/genera/surirella

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