Nitzschia sp.

Super Group: 
Stramenopiles
Phylum: 
Ochrophyta
Class: 
Bacillariophyceae
Order: 
Bacillariales
Family: 
Bacillariaceae
Genus: 
Nitzschia
Species: 
sp.
Authority: 
Hassall 1845

Diagnosis

Raphe eccentric, within a keel
Keel supported by internal fibulae
Raphe of each valve on opposite sides of the frustule
The nitzschioid raphe is positioned eccentrically within a keel which is supported by fibulae. Valves lack a sternum. Within the genus, species have a large range in size, from very small to very large.

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