Thalassionema





		Genus: Thalassionema \| Diatom Order: Bacillariales Family: Thalassionemataceae Click on the illustration to enlarge Description: Cells attached together by mucilage pads at their ends into stellate and/or zig-zag-like colonies. Cell Size: Length (apical axis) = 10-80um, Width (pervalvar) = 2-4um Distribution: Neritic, cosmopolitan in temperate to tropical waters. IFCB images

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