TABLE 1 in New diatom species Diploneis zhui sp. nov. from Jiuzhaigou National Nature Reserve, China

TABLE 1. Comparison of numerical and morphological features of Diploneis species related to D. zhui.
SpeciesValve outlineLength (µm)Width (µm)Stria density (in 10 µm)Areola density (in 10 µm)Central areaRow of areolae on longitudinal canalStria morphologyReferenceD. boldtianaElliptic to linear- elliptic20–3011.0–12.013–1435–38Small, longitudinally ellipticaltwobiseriate to multuseriate towards marginIdei & Kobayashi 1989D. potapovaeLinear-elliptic to elliptic14–308.0–12.015–1620–21Small, longitudinally ellipticalsingleuniseriate on valve faceLange-Bertalot et al. 2020D. mineroviciaeOblong-elliptic to linear-elliptic20–258.0–9.01430–35Small, longitudinally ellipticalsingleuniseriate on valve faceLange-Bertalot et al. 2020D. navahoarumElliptic to elongate- elliptic7.5–215.5–9.013–15<30Almost absentsinglebiseriateLange-Bertalot et al. 2020Diploneis praetermissaElliptic to linear- elliptic8–305.5–8.017–1932–35Almost absentsinglebiseriateLange-Bertalot & Fuhrmann 2016D. modicaLinear-elliptic10.5–17.55.0–6.818–24-Almost absenttwobiseriateJovanovska & Levkov 2020D. ellipticasinensisElliptic to lanceolate- elliptic25–5214–2410–1112–15Longitudinally ellipticalsingleuniseriateLange-Bertalot et al. 2020D. zhui sp. nov.linear to linear-elliptic18–399.5–11.016–1825Almost absenttwopartly biseriateThis study