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Guide to Discostella lacuskarluki

(Manguin ex Kociolek and Reviers) Potapova, Aycock and Bogan 2020

Discostella Lakuskarluki Guide
  1. Valves < 7 μm in diameter
  2. Striae cover 50-70% of valve radius
  3. Central rosette present, or absent

Cells are less than 7 μm in diameter. The striae on the valve face extend along 50–70% of the valve radius. A central rosette of alveoli is variable, as it may be present or absent.

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