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Pinnularia polyonca has longer striae and is more expanded at the central valve.Pinnularia formica has a much more exaggerated triundulate outline, with a more prominently expanded central margin.

LM scalebar = 10 µm
Pinnularia polyonca LM5 Pinnularia polyonca LM4 Pinnularia polyonca LM3 Pinnularia polyonca LM2 Pinnularia polyonca LM1
Length Range
68-80 µm
Width Range
8.9-10.3 µm
Striae in 10 µm
10-12

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Pinnularia polyonca

(Bréb.) W.Smith 1856

Pinnularia formica

(Ehrenb.) R.M.Patrick 1966

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