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Gomphonema

Gomphonema


Also common, usually attached by mucilage talks, but can also creep about like the other diatoms on this page and the next. Shape asymmetrical lengthwise,girdle view wedge-shaped, and valve view varying from narrowly oval ( not elliptical )to the shape of an Egyptian mummy-case. 8-100um long.82a, cleaned frustule; 82b,c, living attached cells, valve and girdle views. A diatom similar to Gomphonema but curved in girdle view like a banana is Rhoicosphenia.









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