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Genus: Bacteriastrum | Diatom Common West Coast species: B. cosmosum, B. hylinum Order: Biddulphiales Family: Chaetocerotaceae
------------------------------------------------------------Click on illustration to enlarge Description: Cylindrical cells bound together by the fusion of numerous setae that are regularly arranged around the cell margin. Cells have numerous small round chloroplasts. Setae are of varying shapes (branched, divided, curved). Cell Size: Diameter 5-15um Distribution: Temperate, coastal waters.
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