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Compare Thalassiosira baltica

(Grunow) Ostenf. 1901

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Thalassiosira visurgis, has only a single central fultoportula and a single ring of marginal fultoportulae. Thalassiosira weissflogii, has 3-6 central fultoportulae and a single, prominent rimoportula on the valve margin. Both T. lacustris and Actinocyclus normanii have an undulate valve face.

LM scalebar = 10 µm
Thalassiosira baltica LM8 Thalassiosira baltica LM6 Thalassiosira baltica LM12 Thalassiosira baltica LM5 Thalassiosira baltica LM3 Thalassiosira baltica LM1 Thalassiosira baltica LM11
Diameter
18-27 µm

Thalassiosira lacustris

(Grunow) Hasle 1977

Thalassiosira lacustris LM6 Thalassiosira lacustris LM2 Thalassiosira lacustris LM3 Thalassiosira lacustris LM4 Thalassiosira lacustris LM1 Thalassiosira lacustris LM5 Thalassiosira lacustris LM7
Diameter
11-57 µm

Thalassiosira weissflogii

(Grunow) G.A.Fryxell and Hasle 1977

Thalassiosira weissflogii LM3 Thalassiosira weissflogii LM4 Thalassiosira weissflogii LM1 Thalassiosira weissflogii LM2 Thalassiosira weissflogii LM6 Thalassiosira weissflogii LM5
Diameter
10-20 µm

Actinocyclus normanii

(W.Greg. ex Grev.) Hust. 1957

Actinocyclus normanii_LM5 Actinocyclus normanii_LM4 Actinocyclus normanii_LM3 Actinocyclus normanii_LM2 Actinocyclus normanii_LM1 Actinocyclus normanii_LM6
Diameter
14-72 µm

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Thalassiosira visurgis

Hust. 1957