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Guide to Cymbopleura subcuspidata

(Krammer) Krammer 2003

Cymbopleura Subcuspidata Guide
Credit: Loren Bahls
  1. Valves >50 µm long, length/width ratio 3.3-4.4
  2. Apices rostrate to subcapitate and bluntly rounded
  3. Proximal raphe ends shaped like crochet hooks or crosiers

Cymbopleura subcuspidata has elliptic-lanceolate valves that are more than 50 µm long and with a length-to-width ratio of 3.3-4.4. The apices are rostrate to subcapitate and bluntly rounded. Proximal raphe ends are shaped like crochet hooks.