Compare Nitzschia palea
Compared with Nitzschia palea var. debilis, this taxon is wider and has more distinctly subcapitate apices. In comparison to Nitzschia palea var. tenuirostris, the width of the nominate species is greater. Nitzschia palea var. palea is more narrow than N. minuta, a taxon that has been placed with the N. palea species complex.
LM scalebar = 10 µm
Length Range
12-42 µm
12-42 µm
Width Range
3-4 µm
3-4 µm
Striae in 10 µm
36-38
36-38
Length Range
20-30 µm
20-30 µm
Width Range
2.5-3.0 µm
2.5-3.0 µm
Striae in 10 µm
Striae not visible with LM
Striae not visible with LM
Length Range
20-36 µm
20-36 µm
Width Range
2.5-3.5 µm
2.5-3.5 µm
Striae in 10 µm
difficult to resolve in LM
difficult to resolve in LM
Length Range
20-36 µm
20-36 µm
Width Range
4.0-5.5 µm
4.0-5.5 µm
Striae in 10 µm
Striae 36-39, fibulae 13-15
Striae 36-39, fibulae 13-15
