Urosolenia
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Category
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ClassRhizosoleniophycidae
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OrderRhizosoleniales
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FamilyRhizosoleniaceae
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Type SpeciesUrosolenia eriensis (H.L. Smith) Round and Crawford in Round, Crawford and D.G.Mann
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ContributorSarah Spaulding, Mark Edlund - Dec 2008
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Sorted from smallest to largest by maximum length
Citations & Links
Citations
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Index Nominum Algarum
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CAS
Updates
Nov 22, 2010 - Emended description
The genus Urosolenia was emended in 2006. The website was updated and reflects a change from: Urosolenia Round & Crawford in Round, Crawford & Mann to: Urosolenia (Round & Crawford) Rott, Kling & McGregor. The update was made by S. Spaulding.
Cite This Page
Spaulding, S., Edlund, M. (2008). Urosolenia. In Diatoms of North America. Retrieved May 20, 2025, from https://diatoms.org/genera/urosolenia
Centric
Urosolenia
- Frustules long, cylindric
- One elongated spine per valve
- Frustules lightly silicified
- Valves joined by numerous scale-like copulae
Urosolenia includes small, centric species that are lightly silicified. Frustules typically lie in girdle view. One elongated spine extends from each valve face. Numerous scale-like copulae, or girdle bands, join the two shallow valves within a frustule.
Frustules of Urosolenia are fragile and are often destroyed by standard oxidative...