Valves of Navicula recens are smaller and more elliptic in shape. Navicula tripunctata has a symmetric, transversely rectangular or elliptical central area.

LM scalebar = 10 µm
Length Range
35.0-68.0 µm
Width Range
6.5-9.0 µm
Striae in 10 µm
12-13
Navicula margalithii LM6
Navicula margalithii LM5
Navicula margalithii LM4
Navicula margalithii LM3
Navicula margalithii LM2
Navicula margalithii LM1
Navicula margalithii LM6 Navicula margalithii LM5 Navicula margalithii LM4 Navicula margalithii LM3 Navicula margalithii LM2 Navicula margalithii LM1

Navicula tripunctata

(O.F.Müll.) Bory 1822

Length Range
32-60 µm
Width Range
6–10 µm
Striae in 10 µm
9–12
Navicula tripunctata LM6 Navicula tripunctata LM4 Navicula tripunctata LM8 Navicula tripunctata LM10 Navicula tripunctata LM2 Navicula tripunctata LM12 Navicula tripunctata LM14

Navicula recens

Lange-Bert. in Krammer and Lange-Bert. 1985

Length Range
17-42 µm
Width Range
5.8-8.2 µm
Striae in 10 µm
11–13
46649  Lm2 46649  Lm5 46649  Lm4 46649  Lm3 46649  Lm6 46649  Lm1 46649  Lm7