Spaulding, S.,
Edlund, M.
(2008).
Tabellaria.
In Diatoms of North America.
Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://diatoms.org/genera/tabellaria
Araphid
Tabellaria
Valve elongate, swollen in the middle, capitate
Rimoportula present at midvalve
Frustules with numerous copulae
Cells form zig-zag colonies
Tabellaria valves are elongate with capitate ends. The valves are generally wider at the center than at the ends. A rimoportula is present in the center of the valve face. Septa are present on the numerous copulae (girdle bands). Pseudosepta may also be present. Cells form zig-zag colonies joined by mucilage pads secreted from apical...