Araphid diatoms

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Araphid diatoms
Diatoms that do not possess a raphe on either valve; c.f raphid. All centric diatoms are araphid; pennate diatoms include both raphid and araphid forms.

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An araphid pennate diatom in SEM

An araphid centric diatom in LM

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