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Compare Diatoma tenuis

C.Agardh 1812

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Diatoma moniliformis has elliptic valves with rounded apices.

LM scalebar = 10 µm
Diatoma tenuis LM7 Diatoma tenuis LM6 Diatoma tenuis LM4 Diatoma tenuis LM5 Diatoma tenuis LM1 Diatoma tenuis LM3 Diatoma tenuis LM2
Length Range
20-85 µm
Width Range
2.9-4.9 µm
Striae in 10 µm
45-60

Diatoma moniliformis

Kütz. 1833

Diatoma moniliformis LM4 Diatoma moniliformis LM3 Diatoma moniliformis LM5 Diatoma moniliformis LM1 Diatoma moniliformis LM2
Length Range
10–40 µm
Width Range
2.5-6.0 µm
Striae in 10 µm
50-60