Longitudinal rib

Longitudinal canal

 

Lunate

A solid silica structure that runs along each side of the raphe in genera such as Frustulia.

Citations

Round, F.E., Crawford, R.M. and Mann, D.G. (1990). The Diatoms. Biology and Morphology of the Genera. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 747 pp.

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In Frustulia, the raphe lies between the two branches of the longitudinal rib.

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Species in Playaensis possess a longitudinal rib on either side of the raphe.