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Diatoms
Cymatopleura spp.

Profile: A small but common genus occurring in benthic communities of lakes and slow-flowing rivers. University of Michigan, California Academy of Sciences

6 Great Lakes Species (including alternative names and named varieties): C. angulata, C. apiculata, C. cochlea, C. elliptica (Sphinctocystis elliptica), C. elliptica var. hibernica, C. elliptica fo. spiralis, C. hibernica (C. elliptica var. hibernica), C. hibernica var. rhombica, C. solea (Sphinctocystis librilis), C. solea var. apiculata, C. solea var. clavata, C. solea var. gracilis, C. solea var. pfuhlii, C. solea var. subconstricta, C. solea var. regula, C. spiralis (C. elliptica fo. spiralis)

Bowling Green State University

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California Academy of Sciences

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