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Skeletonema Thalassiosira sp. (Diatom)

Collected: At the surface of Chincoteague Bay, VA in the fall of 2004. a 153 um

Notes:Normally, long chains of the cells of Thalassiosira are held together by a central thread. Here, the cells have become separated during preparation for Scanning Electron Microphotography (SEM).


Collected and photographed (SEM) by: Steve Oravitz, Marine Science Consortium, Wallops Island, VA

 




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