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Diatoms of North America
Morphological Category
  • Araphid

    • Centric
    • Araphid
    • Eunotioid
    • Symmetric Biraphid
    • Monoraphid
    • Asymmetric Biraphid
    • Epithemioid
    • Nitzschioid
    • Surirelloid

Characteristics

  • Valves with bilateral symmetry (symmetric about a line)
  • Cells lack a raphe system and lack significant motility
  • Rimoportulae (labiate process) may be present

23 Genera

Asterionella Iconic2

2Asterionella

Ctenophora Iconic

1Ctenophora

Diatoma Iconic

4Diatoma

Diprora Iconic

1Diprora

Distrionella Iconic

1Distrionella

Fragilaria

9Fragilaria

Fragilariforma Iconic

8Fragilariforma

Hannaea Iconic

2Hannaea

Meridion Iconic

5Meridion

Odontidium Iconic

2Odontidium

Oxyneis Iconic

2Oxyneis

Pseudostaurosira Iconic

8Pseudostaurosira

Staurosomething Iconic

0Pseudostaurosiropsis

Punctastriata Iconic  Aac

1Punctastriata

Stauroforma Iconic

1Stauroforma

Staurosira Iconic

4Staurosira

Staurosirella Iconic Aac

6Staurosirella

Synedra Iconic

4Synedra

Tabellaria Iconic

2Tabellaria

Tabularia Iconic

1Tabularia

Tetracyclus Iconic

3Tetracyclus

Tibetiella Iconic

0Tibetiella

Ulnaria Iconic 1

4Ulnaria

Ulnaria Iconic 1

4Ulnaria

Tibetiella Iconic

0Tibetiella

Tetracyclus Iconic

3Tetracyclus

Tabularia Iconic

1Tabularia

Tabellaria Iconic

2Tabellaria

Synedra Iconic

4Synedra

Staurosirella Iconic Aac

6Staurosirella

Staurosira Iconic

4Staurosira

Stauroforma Iconic

1Stauroforma

Punctastriata Iconic  Aac

1Punctastriata

Staurosomething Iconic

0Pseudostaurosiropsis

Pseudostaurosira Iconic

8Pseudostaurosira

Oxyneis Iconic

2Oxyneis

Odontidium Iconic

2Odontidium

Meridion Iconic

5Meridion

Hannaea Iconic

2Hannaea

Fragilariforma Iconic

8Fragilariforma

Fragilaria

9Fragilaria

Distrionella Iconic

1Distrionella

Diprora Iconic

1Diprora

Diatoma Iconic

4Diatoma

Ctenophora Iconic

1Ctenophora

Asterionella Iconic2

2Asterionella

4Asterionella
2Ctenophora
7Diatoma
1Diprora
1Distrionella
45Fragilaria
14Fragilariforma
3Hannaea
5Meridion
2Odontidium
2Oxyneis
16Pseudostaurosira
0Pseudostaurosiropsis
1Punctastriata
1Stauroforma
8Staurosira
17Staurosirella
19Synedra
6Tabellaria
3Tabularia
3Tetracyclus
0Tibetiella
16Ulnaria
16Ulnaria
0Tibetiella
3Tetracyclus
3Tabularia
6Tabellaria
19Synedra
17Staurosirella
8Staurosira
1Stauroforma
1Punctastriata
0Pseudostaurosiropsis
16Pseudostaurosira
2Oxyneis
2Odontidium
5Meridion
3Hannaea
14Fragilariforma
45Fragilaria
1Distrionella
1Diprora
7Diatoma
2Ctenophora
4Asterionella

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