Thalassiosira
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Category
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ClassCoscinodiscophyceae
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OrderThalassiosirales
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FamilyThalassiosiraceae
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Type SpeciesThalassiosira nordenskioeldii Cleve
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ContributorSarah Spaulding, Mark Edlund - Dec 2008
Displaying 4 of 4 species
Sorted from smallest to largest by maximum length
6 Additional Thalassiosira species
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Thalassiosira eccentrica
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Thalassiosira exigua
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Thalassiosira gessneri
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Thalassiosira proschkinae
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Thalassiosira pseudonana
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Thalassiosira visurgis
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Spaulding, S., Edlund, M. (2008). Thalassiosira. In Diatoms of North America. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://diatoms.org/genera/thalassiosira
Centric
Thalassiosira
- Valve face flat or tangentially undulate
- Fultoportulae one to several near the center valve
- Valve margin with spines or occluded processes
- Mantle narrow
The valve face of most freshwater species of Thalassiosira is flat, although some are tangentially undulate. The mantle is usually relatively narrow. Striae are radial and not arranged in fascicles. Marginal fultoportulae are positioned near marginal spines, or occluded processes. One to several fultoportulae are also located near the...