Compare Luticola ignorata | Species - Diatoms of North America

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Luticola stigma has wider valves, broadly rounded apices, and an elliptical central area. Luticola goeppertiana has wider valves, broadly rounded apices, and a longer stigma (Hofmann et al. 2013). Luticola mutica has elliptical-lanceolate valves, broadly rounded apices, and stria that penetrate further into the central area (Hofmann et al. 2013).

LM scalebar = 10 µm

Luticola ignorata LM1

Luticola ignorata LM7

Luticola ignorata LM6

Luticola ignorata LM5

Luticola ignorata LM4

Luticola ignorata LM3

Luticola ignorata LM2

Length Range
12.7-25.5 µm

Width Range
5.0-5.6 µm

Striae in 10 µm
20-22

Luticola stigma

(R.M.Patrick) J.R.Johansen 2004

Lut Sigma Gc48876A 05 Cl

Lut Sigma Gc48876A 26 Cl

Lut Sigma Gc48876A 19 Cl

Lut Sigma Gc48876A 18 Cl

Lut Sigma Gc48876A 04 Cl

Lut Sigma Gc48876A 22 Cl

Lut Sigma Gc48876A 24 Cl

Length Range
23.0-38.7 µm

Width Range
6.9-9.2 µm

Striae in 10 µm
19-22

Also compare to

Luticola mutica

(Kütz.) D.G.Mann

BioData Reference
Krammer and Lange-Bertalot 2/1 Pl 61 Fig 1-7

Luticola goeppertiana

(Bleisch) D.G.Mann

Luticola mutica

(Kütz.) D.G.Mann

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