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Brachysira Kützing 1836; currently 97 of 112 species descriptions are accepted (Guiry 2012).Order Naviculales; Family Brachysiraceae. |
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Unicellular symmetric bivalve 4-9 µm wide and 15-45 µm long, rhombic-lanceolate, straight raphe, striae punctuate with 9-12 punctae per 10 µm. |
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Guiry, M.D. in Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 10 December 2012. |