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Diploneis cf elliptica (Diploneidaceae)

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Diagnostic features

Valves identical, each possessing a raphe (i.e. the genus is biraphid).  Frustules ovoid in valve view; the ends are bluntly rounded. There is a prominent longitudinal centre line, interrupted by an empty central area. The valve is heavily ribbed.

[Diploneis], Cluthe River, X1600. Photo: Otago Regional Council & Manaaki Whenua Image
Diploneis, Cluthe River, X1600. Photo: Otago Regional Council & Manaaki Whenua
[Diploneis], Waikouaiti estuary, X640. Photo: Otago Regional Council & Manaaki Whenua Image
Diploneis, Waikouaiti estuary, X640. Photo: Otago Regional Council & Manaaki Whenua

Typical habitats

River and lake habitats, typically in low abundance

Classification

Kingdom Chromista
Phylum Ochrophyta
Class Bacillariophyceae
Order Naviculales
Family Diploneidaceae
Common name Diatoms