Compare Nitzschia palea var. debilis
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Nitzschia palea var. debilis is proportionately more slender and has finer fibulae, as distinct from the nominate taxon. This taxon also has a more rounded, rather than subcapitate headpole, as compared to N. palea var. palea and N. palea var. tenuirostris.
LM scalebar = 10 µm
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
Nitzschia palea var. tenuirostris
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