Nupela elegantula differs from N. fennica and N. vitiosa by absence of raphe on one valve and less linear valves.

LM scalebar = 10 µm
Length Range
12-26 µm
Width Range
3.1-4.0 µm
Striae in 10 µm
34-38
Nupela elegantula LM1
Nupela elegantula LM4
Nupela elegantula LM2
Nupela elegantula LM3
Nupela elegantula LM5
Nupela elegantula LM1 Nupela elegantula LM4 Nupela elegantula LM2 Nupela elegantula LM3 Nupela elegantula LM5

Nupela fennica

(Hust.) Lange-Bert. 2004

Length Range
9-18 µm
Width Range
2.7-3.5 µm
Striae in 10 µm
35-40
Gs024284  Nufennica 7 Ed Ih 020665  Nufennica 1 Ed Gs024284  Nufennica 6 Gs024284  Nufennica 3 Ed Gs024284  Nufennica 8

Nupela vitiosa

(Schim.) Siver and Hamilton 2005

Length Range
6.5-15.0 µm
Width Range
2.7-3.6 µm
Striae in 10 µm
35-40
Nupela vitiosa LM5 Nupela vitiosa LM1 Nupela vitiosa LM7 Nupela vitiosa LM3 Nupela vitiosa LM2 Nupela vitiosa LM6 Nupela vitiosa LM4