Spaulding, S, and
Edlund, M
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(2008).
Tabularia.
In Diatoms of North America.
Retrieved February 21, 2019, from https://diatoms.org/genera/tabularia
Araphid
Tabularia
Valves with broad sternum
Striae broad, shortened
Apical porefield at each pole
Rimoportula single on each valve
The species in Tabularia are robust and "needle-like", with a broad sternum. The striae are relatively broad and composed of complex areolae. An apical porefield is present at each pole. Each valve possesses a single rimoportula, positioned near one pole.
Tabularia includes species that were formerly considered in Synedra, including...