Cymatopleura elliptica

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Description: Class: Bacillariophyceae; Order: Surirellales; Family: Surirellaceae Latina: Cymatopleura elliptica (Brébisson ex Kützing) W. Smith (1851) Deutsch: Sohlen-Kieselalge English: The depicted specimen belongs to the species of Cymatopleura elliptica. This pennate freshwater Diatom with a folded yellow-brown chloroplast can be found in the littoral and the pelagic zone. Date: 6 February 2008. Source: Own work. Author: T.Voekler.