The Diatomaceæ of Philadelphia and Vicinity

by Charles S. Boyer

Resembles var. pandurella except in the convergence of the costæ and in the lunula.

Squan River. Marine.

Pl. [20], Fig. 9.

DIPLONEIS FUSCA VAR. DELICATA (A. S.) CL.

Valve elliptical; furrows broad, crossed with rows of faint costæ and alveoli; costæ, 6 or 7 in 10 µ; alveoli, 10 in 10 µ, in short, irregular, longitudinal rows. L. 84 µ.

Port Penn, Delaware River.

Pl. [20], Fig. 11.

DIPLONEIS GRUENDLERI (A. S.) CL.

Valve constricted, segments tongue-shaped, often unequal; horns broad, divergent in the middle; furrows narrow; costæ transverse, crossed by from 3 to 7 longitudinal costæ, interrupted in the middle at the border.

Blue clay.