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Nitzschia perminuta is more robust and wider than N. hantzschiana. In addition, N. perminuta lacks a central nodule, a feature that further distinguishes it from N. hantzschiana. Some reports of N. perminuta from Oregon, Idaho and Montana have been misidentifications of N. oregona, which is more slender and linear.

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Nitzschia perminuta LM1 Nitzschia perminuta LM5 Nitzschia perminuta LM4 Nitzschia perminuta LM3 Nitzschia perminuta LM2
Length Range
8-20 µm
Width Range
3-4 µm
Striae in 10 µm
22-27

Nitzschia oregona

Sovereign 1958

Nitzschia oregona LM1 Nitzschia oregona LM3 Nitzschia oregona LM2 Nitzschia oregona LM5 Nitzschia oregona LM4
Length Range
15-42 µm
Width Range
3 µm
Striae in 10 µm
23-25

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Nitzschia hantzschiana

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