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From: Morphological study of Cyclotella choctawhatcheeanaPrasad (Stephanodiscaceae) from a saline Mexican lake

Figure 2

Cyclotella choctawhatcheeana . Lake Alchichica. (a) External valve view. Ligh microscopy. Scale bar = 5 μm (b) External view with colliculate central area. SEM. Scale bar = 1 μm (c) External view of the valve margin showing the openings of the rimoportula (rp), marginal fultoportulae (fp) and silica granules. SEM. Scale bar = 1 μm (d) Detail of the colliculate central area with the openings of the fultoportulae (fp) SEM. Scale bar = 1 (e) External view with marginal fultoportulae (fp) and three rows of areolae. SEM. Scale bar = 0.5 μm (f) Girdle view showing the ligular area. SEM. Scale bars = 0.5 μm

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