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Cymbopleura subaequalis has lanceolate to elliptic-lanceolate and somewhat dorsiventral valves with arched margins.

LM scalebar = 10 µm
Cymbopleura oblongata LM1 Cymbopleura oblongata LM3 Cymbopleura oblongata LM4 Cymbopleura oblongata LM5 Cymbopleura oblongata LM2
Length Range
33-44 µm
Width Range
6.5-8.4 µm
Striae in 10 µm
10-14 at the valve center, 14-16 at the ends

Cymbopleura subaequalis

(Grunow) Krammer 2003

Cymbosubaequalis3 Cymbosubaequalis4 Cymbosubaequalis5 Cymbosubaequalis6 Cymbosubaequalis7
Length Range
23-47 µm
Width Range
7.1-9.4 µm
Striae in 10 µm
12-16 at the valve center, 16-20 near the ends

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