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. 2015 Oct 14;10(10):e0139300. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0139300

Fig 3. Orizaformis holarctica, light microscopy (LM) (a-g) and SEM (h-n).

Fig 3

Cultured material SZCZCH111 (a-h and i-n) and natural material SZCZ20822 (l-k). (a) Two cells linked by valve face, two plastids per cell. (b) Ribbon-like colony linked by valve corner forming zigzag filament. (c-e) Cleaned material in girdle view. (f-g) Cleaned material in valve view. (h) Cleaned frustule in culture composed of numerous girdle bands. (I) Cleaned frustule from wild population. (k) porous girdle bands of wild population. (l-m) Exterior valve, parallel striae along a distinct sternum. (n) Interior valve with well-developed apical pore fields, rimoportulae absent.