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Compare Mastogloia lucayensis

Lobban and Frankovich 2023

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The valve face of Mastogloia discontinua is more perforate, with a few longitudinal rows of areolae separated by transapically elongated depressions. It also has four, internal longitudinal costae.

LM scalebar = 10 µm
Mastogloia lucayensis LM5 Mastogloia lucayensis LM6 Mastogloia lucayensis LM7 Mastogloia lucayensis LM1 Mastogloia lucayensis LM2 Mastogloia lucayensis LM3 Mastogloia lucayensis LM4
Length Range
27-45 µm
Width Range
9-13 µm
Striae in 10 µm
12-16

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Mastogloia discontinua

Kemp and Paddock 1990

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