Brébisson ex Van Heurck 1896 Category: Surirelloid
TYPE SPECIES: Stenopterobia intermedia Lewis
The valves of Stenopterobia are narrow and may be straight or sigmoid in outline. Like other members of the Surirellaceae, the raphe is located within a canal along the valve margin. The canal in Stenopterobia is raised above the valve, onto a keel.
Species within Stenopterobia are typically found in low conductivity, nutrient poor, acidic waters. For example, Stenopterobia often dominates the pond habitats of the Carolina Bays, on the Atlantic Coastal Plain.
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Spaulding, S., and Edlund, M. (2010). Stenopterobia. In Diatoms of the United States. Retrieved January 21, 2017, from http://westerndiatoms.colorado.edu/taxa/genus/stenopterobia