Tabellaria
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Category
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ClassFragilariophyceae
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OrderTabellariales
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FamilyTabellareaceae
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Type SpeciesTabellaria fenestrata (Lyngbye) Kützing
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ContributorSarah Spaulding, Mark Edlund - Dec 2008
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Sorted from smallest to largest by maximum length
3 Additional Tabellaria species
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Tabellaria koppeniana
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Tabellaria quadriseptata
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Tabellaria ventricosa
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Index Nominum Algarum
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Spaulding, S., Edlund, M. (2008). Tabellaria. In Diatoms of North America. Retrieved May 01, 2026, from https://diatoms.org/genera/tabellaria?x-craft-preview=409442409a997390693ff24c7010fd6f1c96fb56f8f091fa016a63de9a54aaccecpiqubknd
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...