Nupela impexiformis are elliptic-lanceolate and lack the four central depressions. While N. rhetica possesses four central spots, it lacks capitate apices. Nupela tenuicephala has wider valves and capitate ends.

LM scalebar = 10 µm
Length Range
20.9-24.2 µm
Width Range
3.2-4.4 µm
Striae in 10 µm
42-46
Nupela potapovae LM4
Nupela potapovae LM2
Nupela potapovae LM6
Nupela potapovae LM1
Nupela potapovae LM5
Nupela potapovae LM3
Nupela potapovae LM4 Nupela potapovae LM2 Nupela potapovae LM6 Nupela potapovae LM1 Nupela potapovae LM5 Nupela potapovae LM3

Nupela impexiformis

(Lange-Bert. in Lange-Bert. and Krammer) Lange-Bert. 1999

Length Range
14-17 µm
Width Range
3.8-4.6 µm
Striae in 10 µm
44-50
Nupela impexiformis LM7 Nupela impexiformis LM1 Nupela impexiformis LM3 Nupela impexiformis LM6 Nupela impexiformis LM5 Nupela impexiformis LM4 Nupela impexiformis LM2

Also compare to

Nupela rhetica

(Wuthrich) Lange-Bert. 1993