Compare Navicula aurora
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Navicula aurora is distinguished from N. oblonga by its more elliptical (less linear) valves and straight terminal striae; from N. peregrina by its somewhat protracted ends and finer striae and areolae; from N. reinhardtii by its larger and more rounded (less transverse) central area and finer areolae; from N. sovereignii by its rounded rectangular central area and triangular proximal raphe ends; and from N. vulpina by its somewhat protracted ends and more transverse (less circular) central area.
LM scalebar = 10 µm
Length Range
65-130 µm
65-130 µm
Width Range
18-28 µm
18-28 µm
Striae in 10 µm
7-9
7-9
Navicula vulpina
Length Range
85-110 µm
85-110 µm
Width Range
17-19 µm
17-19 µm
Striae in 10 µm
5-6 at the center, 6-8 at the ends
5-6 at the center, 6-8 at the ends
