FIGURES 7–12. Cocconeis sawensis from Brazil. Sternum valves. 7–11. SEM. 12. TEM. 7, 8 in Additional morphological features of the epiphytic diatom Cocconeis sawensis Al-Handal & Riaux-Gobin (Cocconeidaceae, Bacillariophyta) from a coastal lagoon, Southern Brazil

FIGURES 7–12. Cocconeis sawensis from Brazil. Sternum valves. 7–11. SEM. 12. TEM. 7, 8. Epiphytic on Cladophora sp. 8. Note valve convexity, slightly concave along the axial area. 9, 10. External view showing the narrow sternum. 11. Internal view. Detail of the sternum thickened and raised. 12. Valve. Scale bars = 2 μm (Figs 9, 12), 5 μm (Figs 8, 10, 11), 10 μm (Fig. 7).