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Genus: Cymbella | Diatom

Order: Cymbellales

Family: Cymbellaceae

Description: Pennate diatom. Typically benthic, often attaches to substrate with a mucilaginous stalk. Members of this genus can form "rock snot" in creeks and rivers by forming colonial aggregates.

 

 

 
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