The morphology of E. rushforthii is most similar to E. trinacria. The dorsal margin of both species has a faint undulation, but E. rushforthii is markedly wider. Eunotia microcephala also has a small undulation on the dorsal margin but the undulation is more pronounced in E. microcephala than the faint undulation on E. rushforthii.

LM scalebar = 10 µm
Length Range
14-26 µm
Width Range
2.7-3.6 µm
Striae in 10 µm
19-20
Eunotia rushforthii LM3
Eunotia rushforthii LM4
Eunotia rushforthii LM6
Eunotia rushforthii LM2
Eunotia rushforthii LM5
Eunotia rushforthii LM1
Eunotia rushforthii LM7
Eunotia rushforthii LM3 Eunotia rushforthii LM4 Eunotia rushforthii LM6 Eunotia rushforthii LM2 Eunotia rushforthii LM5 Eunotia rushforthii LM1 Eunotia rushforthii LM7

Eunotia trinacria

Krasske 1929

Length Range
8-24 µm
Width Range
1.7-2.6 µm
Striae in 10 µm
17-23 in the center valve
Eunotia trinacria LM5 Eunotia trinacria LM6 Eunotia trinacria LM7 Eunotia trinacria LM1 Eunotia trinacria LM4 Eunotia trinacria LM2 Eunotia trinacria LM3

Eunotia microcephala

Krasske 1932

Length Range
13-16 µm
Width Range
1.9-2.1 µm
Striae in 10 µm
18-22 in the center valve
Eunotia microcephala LM6 Eunotia microcephala LM4 Eunotia microcephala LM5 Eunotia microcephala LM3 Eunotia microcephala LM2 Eunotia microcephala LM7 Eunotia microcephala LM1