Cymatopleura soleavar. apiculataW. Smith
Length:96

 Width:33

 Striae:15

 Keelpunctae:7






























Collection 1439a

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Cymatopleura solea v. apiculata (W. Smith) Ralfs in Pritchard 1861 (Fig. 118:2,4-8) (Krammer and Lange-Bertalot 1988).

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This taxon is cosmopolitan and like the nominate variety is either and epiphyte or in the epiplion (Krammer and Lange-Bertalot 1988).




  • Ecology
    Found in eutrophic water with medium to high electrophytic content (Krammer and Lange-Bertalot 1988).

    Size ranges and morphology

  • Length is to micrometers (Patrick and Reimer 1966).
  • Width is to micrometers (Patrick and Reimer 1966).
  • Striae are to in 10 micrometers (Patrick and Reimer 1966).
  • Puncta are to in 10 micrometers (Patrick and Reimer 1966).