Doodle showing the diatom Plagiogramma Fossil Diatom Atlas
Photo of the diatom Nikolaevia symbolica
Nikolaevia symbolica Harwood & Witkowski (2010)
Comment: The distinctive feature of the genus Nikolaevia is the presence of a prominent, curved slit in the center of the valve face, representing an external opening to a single central rimoportula.
Locality: Eidsbotn Fjord, Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada, sample: EF0402 (Late Cretaceous).
Photographed using: Zeiss Axio.A1, Plan-APOCHROMAT 100×/1.4 Oil DIC + Zeiss AxioCam ICc 5. Stacked using Helicon Focus.
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