Tweet this page Like this page Email this page Share this page Home» Resources » Identification » Identification of algae » Freshwater algae » How to identify algae » Identification guide » Unicellular » Cell wall has the form of a rigid clear box » Semi-rectangular » Rotational symmetry of cell face outline 180 degrees, one end is a reflection of the other Rotational symmetry of cell face outline 180 degrees, one end is a reflection of the other, as are the two halves 5. Please select the position of any slit-like canals (raphes) on the cell surface. Slit like canals totally absent Slit-like canal running down the edge of the cell face (may be difficult to see directly, but striations can be seen at one edge) Slit-like canal (raphe) running down the centre of the cell surface, on at least one of the two cell faces.