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Genus: Cylindrotheca | Diatom Common West Coast species: C. closterium, C. fusiformis Order: Bacillariophycidae Family: Bacillariaceae
Click on the illustration to enlarge Description: Valve faces weakly silicified. Raphe transversed by a series of fibulae which are joined directly to the valve face. Two prominent chloroplasts. Cell Size: Length (apical axis) 30-400um, Width (transapical axis) 2-8um Distribution: Cosmopolitan. Planktonic, commonly found on seaweeds and polar ice.
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