• Valve is organized around a line (bilateral symmetry)
  • Valves usually symmetrical to both apical and transapical axes
  • Raphid system well developed, and positioned near the valve margin
  • Raphe is enclosed within a canal and raised onto a keel

Note: The specimen(s) pictured to the right are not from Antarctica, excepting Naviculoid example.

Taxon Name Basionym synonyms ID
Hantzschia abundans 30
Hantzschia amphioxys Eunotia amphioxys 29
Hantzschia amphioxys f. muelleri Hantzschia amphioxys f. capitata 33
Hantzschia sp. #5 66
Hantzschia subrupestris Hantzschia amphioxs var. ruperstris f. capitellata Hantzschia amphioxs var. ruperstris f. rostrata 32
Nitzschia westii Fragilaria tenuicollis var. antarctica Nitzschia westii 70