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Valves of Cymbella hustedtii are lanceolate and have higher density of striae and areolae. Cymbella stigmaphora is larger and has a higher areola density. Valves of C. subleptoceros are more narrow, with a less strongly arched dorsal margin.

LM scalebar = 10 µm
Cymbella Neoleptoceros1 Cymbella Neoleptoceros3 Cymbella Neoleptoceros4 Cymbella Neoleptoceros5 Cymbella Neoleptoceros6 Cymbella Neoleptoceros7
Length Range
12.0-45.8 µm
Width Range
5.4-12.5 µm
Striae in 10 µm
9-11 at the valve center, up to 13 at the apices

Cymbella hustedtii

Krasske 1923

Cymbella Hustedtii1 Cymbella Hustedtii2 Cymbella Hustedtii3 Cymbella Hustedtii4 Cymbella Hustedtii5 Cymbella Hustedtii6 Cymbella Hustedtii7
Length Range
16.1-37.7 (initial valve 42.1) µm
Width Range
6.1-8.8 (initial valve 10.5) µm
Striae in 10 µm
12-14 dorsal, 14-15 ventral at valve center, up to 16 at the apices

Cymbella stigmaphora

Østrup 1910

Cymbella stigmaphora LM1 Cymbella stigmaphora LM2 Cymbella stigmaphora LM3 Cymbella stigmaphora LM4 Cymbella stigmaphora LM5 Cymbella stigmaphora LM6 Cymbella stigmaphora LM7
Length Range
26.5-64.9 (initial valve) µm
Width Range
8.8-13.0 (initial valve) µm
Striae in 10 µm
9-13 dorsal, 12-14 ventral

Cymbella subleptoceros

Krammer 2002

Cymbella Subleptoceros1 Cymbella Subleptoceros2 Cymbella Subleptoceros3 Cymbella Subleptoceros4 Cymbella Subleptoceros5 Cymbella Subleptoceros6 Cymbella Subleptoceros7
Length Range
14.7-37.5 (initial valve) µm
Width Range
6.2-9.6 (initial valve) µm
Striae in 10 µm
9-11 at the valve center, up to 13 near the apices