A new licmosphenioid, Licmophora complanate (Bacillariophyta: Fragilariophycidae), from Majuro Atoll, Central Pacific (Lobban, 2021)

A new Licmophora with an apical window and additional perforations in the septum was discovered in a sample from Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands. Valves are so narrow that they almost always present in girdle view, when they appear triangular, the mantle comprising most of the valve surface. A eucentric stage was used to tilt specimens up to 80° to see the shape in valve view and to see rimoportulae. Download here the following scientific publication…

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