Gomphoneis septa

Observations

Contributor: Pat Kociolek - February 2011
Length Range: 34-90 µm
Width Range: 11-15 µm
Striae in 10 µm: 11-12 at the center, 14-16 at the poles

Description

Valves lanceolate-clavate, with headpole rounded and slightly protracted. Footpole rounded. Valve tapers gently towards the headpole, more strongly towards the footpole, especially in shorter specimens. The raphe is undulate and lateral. The axial area is narrow at the poles, straight, widens at the center to form a small, somewhat rounded central area. A single round stigma is found in the central area. Striae are radiate throughout the length of the valve. Longitudinal lines are positioned on either side of the axial area; they are indistinct in some specimens. The apical pore field is small. This species is known only from Montana.

Comments: These metrics for length and breadth indicates valves can be slightly smaller (down to 34 µm in length, and 11 µm in breadth) than indicated in Kociolek et al. (1986)