Aulacoseira muzzanensis has a lower ratio of mantle height/valve diameter.
Aulacoseira granulata var. angustissima has more narrow cells and greater ratio of mantle height/valve diameter.
Aulacoseira herzogii
 has much finer areolae and shorter filaments.
Aulacoseira ambigua has a hollow ringleiste and smaller, rounded areolae. 

LM scalebar = 10 µm
Diameter
4-17 µm
Width Range
4-20 µm
Striae in 10 µm
8-18
Aulacoseira granulata LM1
Aulacoseira granulata LM2
Aulacoseira granulata LM3
Aulacoseira granulata LM4
Aulacoseira granulata LM5
Aulacoseira granulata LM6
Aulacoseira granulata LM1 Aulacoseira granulata LM2 Aulacoseira granulata LM3 Aulacoseira granulata LM4 Aulacoseira granulata LM5 Aulacoseira granulata LM6

Aulacoseira muzzanensis

(F.Meister) Krammer 1991

Diameter
9-24 µm
Width Range
5-13 µm
Striae in 10 µm
7-15
Aulacoseira muzzanensis LM3 Aulacoseira muzzanensis LM2 Aulacoseira muzzanensis LM5 Aulacoseira muzzanensis LM4 Aulacoseira muzzanensis LM7 Aulacoseira muzzanensis LM6 Aulacoseira muzzanensis LM1

Aulacoseira ambigua

(Grunow) Simonsen 1979

Diameter
3-12 µm
Width Range
5-15 µm
Striae in 10 µm
17-22
Aulacoseira ambigua LM5 Aulacoseira ambigua LM6 Aulacoseira ambigua LM3 Aulacoseira ambigua LM4 Aulacoseira ambigua LM7 Aulacoseira ambigua LM1 Aulacoseira ambigua LM2

Aulacoseira herzogii

(Lemmerm.) Simonsen 1979

Diameter
3-7 µm
Width Range
7-14 µm
Striae in 10 µm
30-32
Aulacoseira herzogii LM7 Aulacoseira herzogii LM6 Aulacoseira herzogii LM1 Aulacoseira herzogii LM2 Aulacoseira herzogii LM3 Aulacoseira herzogii LM4 Aulacoseira herzogii LM5
Diameter
2.5-4 µm
Width Range
8-20 µm
Striae in 10 µm
10-20
Aulacoseira granulata var. angustissima LM1 Aulacoseira granulata var. angustissima LM2 Aulacoseira granulata var. angustissima LM7 Aulacoseira granulata var. angustissima LM6 Aulacoseira granulata var. angustissima LM3 Aulacoseira granulata var. angustissima LM4 Aulacoseira granulata var. angustissima LM5