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lioloma

 

Genus: Lioloma | Diatom

Common West Coast species: L. pacificum

Order: Bacillariales

Family: Thalassionemataceae

lioloma

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Description: Delicate cells are united in fan-like colonies.

Cell Size: Width (pervalvar axis) 2-7um, Length (apical axis) 500-2000um

Distribution: Warm to temperate waters

IFCB images

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