FIGURE 3 in First Report and New Freshwater Species of Germainiella (Bacillariophyta) from the Maolan Nature Reserve, Guizhou Province, China

FIGURE 3. Germainiella maolaniana, sp. nov. SEM, external views. Fig. 20. Valve view, showing raphe slit and two openings of the conopeum extending the length of the valve. Fig. 21. Central area showing slightly dilated proximal raphe ends. No struts are evident. Small openings on the conopeum organized into rows of varying lengths, present on both sides of the longitudinal openings. The openings of the conopeum reveal the valve beneath it. Fig. 22. Break in the conopeum reveals struts oriented perpendicular to the raphe and situated beneath the raphe. Striae are single openings with hymenate occlusions. Fig. 23. Valve terminus showing raphe hook-shaped and extending onto the mantle.