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Karayevia

Karayevia are oval-shaped monoraphids with pinched ends.  Their raphe valve has striae that radiate out away from the center, and their raphe-less valve tends to have striae that are almost parallel.  Karayevia grow on grains of sand, and prefer neutral to basic waters.

K. clevei

  • Cells are 10-28 µm in length, 5-8.2 µm in width.

  • Rows of striae per 10 µm are 18-24 on raphe valve, 9-12 on rapheless valve.

  • Striae on rapheless valve (below) are coarse and parallel in the center, radiate at the ends. 

  • Striae on the raphe valve are radiate, and shortened at the center.

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