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Stauroneis cf anceps

Algal factsheet: Stauroneis cf anceps (Stauroneidaceae)

Stauroneis, Horne Creek, X320

Diagnostic features

Pennate diatom, boat shaped in valve view, both valves identical, each possessing a raphe (genus is biraphid). A distinctive stauros (bare area of thickened silica across the centre of the valve face) creates a cross shape in valve view. Chloroplasts golden brown.

Typical habitats

Our records are from clean water streams

Classification

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