Cymbella hustedtii has higher stria and areola densities. Valves of C. neoleptoceros are wider (up to 12 µm wide) and have more strongly arched dorsal and ventral margins.
LM scalebar = 10 µm
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