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Compare Geissleria kriegeri

(Krasske) Lange-Bert. in Lange-Bert. and Metzeltin 1996

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Geissleria kriegeri differs from G. lateropunctata by smaller size and absence of isolated areolae in central area.

LM scalebar = 10 µm
Geissleria kreigeri LM1 Geissleria kreigeri LM2 Geissleria kreigeri LM6 Geissleria kreigeri LM5 Geissleria kreigeri LM4 Geissleria kreigeri LM3
Length Range
11-23 µm
Width Range
5.0-7.5 µm
Striae in 10 µm
16-23

Geissleria lateropunctata

(J.H.Wallace) Potapova and D.M.Winter 2006

Geissleria lateropunctata LM5 Geissleria lateropunctata LM2 Geissleria lateropunctata LM4 Geissleria lateropunctata LM3 Geissleria lateropunctata LM1
Length Range
15-25 µm
Width Range
7-9 µm
Striae in 10 µm
18-22