Compare Tursiocola alata
This diatom is distinct for its elevated marginal ridges.
Tursiocola varicopulifera has a mantle that is constant in width and has undulating rows of elongated pores on the valvocopula.
LM scalebar = 10 µm
Length Range
22-40 µm
22-40 µm
Width Range
2.7-3.8 µm
2.7-3.8 µm
Striae in 10 µm
24-28
24-28
Length Range
31-57 µm
31-57 µm
Width Range
2.9-4.7 µm
2.9-4.7 µm
Striae in 10 µm
25-28
25-28
