Rhombic | Glossary - Diatoms of North America

Rhombic

Rhombic describes an object that has the shape of a rhombus. For example, Staurosirella rhomboides has a rhombic valve margin and Eunotia rhomboidea is rhombic in girdle view.

Alternative Terms

rhombus
rhomboid

Citations

Barber, H.G. and Haworth, E.Y. (1981) Guide to the Morphology of the Diatom Frustule Freshwater Biological Association, 112 pp.
Round, F.E., Crawford, R.M. and Mann, D.G. (1990) The Diatoms. Biology and Morphology of the Genera. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 747 pp.

Brachysira Arctoborealis Guide — Brachysira arctoborealis has a rhombic valve outline.