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Guide to Cymbopleura inaequalis

(Ehrenb.) Krammer 2003

Cymbopleura Inequalis Guide
Credit: Loren Bahls
  1. Valves broadly rhomboid-lanceolate, strongly arched
  2. Valves large
  3. Proximal raphe ends straight, pores expanded
  4. Striae coarsely punctate

Valves are broadly rhomboid-lanceolate, with strongly arched dorsal and ventral margins. Valves are large and greater than 30 µm wide. Proximal raphe ends are straight, terminating with expanded pores. Striae are coarsely punctate, with areolae numbering 14-22 in 10 µm.