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Algal factsheet: Staurosira (Fragilariaceae)
Diagnostic features
Pennate diatom, valves boat-shaped in valve view, cruciform (cross-like) or with an undulate outline in some species; rectangular in girdle view. Valves identical, neither possessing a raphe (genus is araphid). Striae do not meet in centre of the valve, where there is a thickened central sternum. Chloroplasts golden brown.
Typical habitats
The specimen photographed was from a lowland river
Classification
| Kingdom |
Chromista |
| Phylum |
Ochrophyta |
| Class |
Bacillariophyceae |
| Order |
Fragilariales |
| Family |
Fragilariaceae |
| Common name |
Diatoms |
