Ulnaria contracta may be confused with larger specimens of Synedra goulardii; however, S. goulardii is more constricted at the center, less linear in outline, and tapers more gradually from the center to valve apices. Ulnaria ulna is greater in length than U. contracta and has broader, less constricted ends.
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