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Guide to Diploneis interrupta

(Kütz.) P.T. Cleve 1894

Diploneis interrupta guide2
  1. Valves panduriform
  2. Striae interrupted in center valve
  3. Areolae not visible in LM
  4. Canals linear
  5. Single row of canal pores (SEM)

Valves are panduriform. Internally, the striae are interrupted in the central valve. The central area is rectangular and reaches the valve margins. Longitudinal canals are linear. A single row of coarse canal pores is present along the longitudinal canal.