FIGURE 38–46 in A new small-celled diatom from Brazil - Luticola minutissima sp. nov., with comparison to the type of the Antarctic L. neglecta Zidarova, Levkov & Van de Vijver

FIGURE 38–46. Detailed SEM close-ups of Luticola minutissima sp. nov. 38, 42 External detail of proximal raphe endings and stigma. 39–41 External detail of areolae and raphe branches with distal endings. 43–45 Valve face, internally. 46 Internal view of stigma, proximal raphe endings and areolae covered by hymenes. Scale bars = 2 μm (Figs 38–42); 5 μm (Figs 43–45); 1 μm (Fig. 46).