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Genkalia subprocera overlaps in size and striae range, but is differentiated based on having tapered, broadly rounded apices that are never protracted and a larger central area. Genkalia boreoalpina is more linear in outline, with broadly rounded apices.

Genkalia digitulus has parallel distal striae, whereas Adlafia has convergent distal striae. Because distal striae can be difficult to resolve in some microscopes, however, we also offer these additional comparisons with Adlafia species: A. minuscula is more elliptic, has a higher stria density and lacks a elliptic central area. Adlafia suchlandtii is more linear, with distinctly protracted apices.

LM scalebar = 10 µm
Genkalia Digitulus Me10023 A 101817 74 C Genkalia Digitulus Me10010 A 102417 02 C Genkalia Digitulus Me10009 C 101317 186 Genkalia Digitulus Nh10066 A 121117 11 C Genkalia Digitulus Me10023 A 101817 35 C Genkalia Digitulus Me10023 A 101817 31 C Genkalia Digitulus Cthp001 A 112117 68 C
Length Range
8.9-18.2 µm
Width Range
3.8-4.6 µm
Striae in 10 µm
28-33

Adlafia suchlandtii

(Hust.) Monnier and Ector 2012

Adlafia Suchlandtii Va034 Nrsa0522 022217 05 C Adlafia Suchlandtii Me10016 A Vanox 111617 05 C Adlafia Suchlandtii Nh10001 V2 A 120517 35 C Adlafia Suchlandtii Ct10021 A 121917 15 C Adlafia Suchlandtii Nh10003 A 041518 03 C
Length Range
11.7-15.2 µm
Width Range
3.2-3.5 µm
Striae in 10 µm
26-32

Also compare to

Adlafia minuscula

BioData Reference
Krammer and Lange-Bertalot 2/1 Pl 69 Fig 18-23

Genkalia subprocera

(Hustedt) A.Wojtal, L.Ector, C.E.Wetzel, N.Ognjanova-Rumenova and K.Buczkó

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