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Algal factsheet: Sellaphora (Sellaphoraceae)
Diagnostic features
Pennate diatom, boat-shaped with rounded ends in valve view, rectangular with rounded ends in girdle view, with thickened silica underlying the central area. Similar to Eolimna, but the golden brown chloroplasts are H-shaped in healthy cells (vs two separate parietial chloroplasts, although they may degrade to that in older cells).
Typical habitats
The specimens photographed were from a lowland river
Classification
| Kingdom |
Chromista |
| Phylum |
Ochrophyta |
| Subphylum |
Khakista |
| Class |
Bacillariophyceae |
| Order |
Naviculales |
| Family |
Sellaphoraceae |
| Common name |
Diatoms |
