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Compare Reimeria uniseriata

Sala, Guerrero and Ferrario 1993

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Reimeria uniseriata differs from R. sinuata, R. sinuata f. antiqua, and R. lacus-idahoensis by having uniseriate striae. One row of areolae per stria is usually visible in LM.

LM scalebar = 10 µm
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Length Range
12.5-24 µm
Width Range
4.0-7.0 µm
Striae in 10 µm
8-10

Reimeria sinuata

(W.Greg.) Kociolek and Stoermer 1987

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Length Range
8–22 µm
Width Range
3.1-5.5 µm
Striae in 10 µm
10–16

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Reimeria sinuata f. antiqua

(Grunow) Kociolek and Stoermer

Reimeria lacus-idahoensis

Kociolek and Stoermer