*20x objective
Chaetoceros diadema
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Description
Cells have two chloroplasts and thin setae without chloroplasts. The setae cross slightly outside the chain edge forming wide windows. Chains are not curved and have resting spores with branching spines on one valve.
Morphometrics
Apical axis measures 10-50 um.
References
Throndsen, J., Hasle, G.R. and Tangen, K., 2007. Phytoplankton of Norwegian coastal waters. Almater Forlag AS. 341 pp.
Observations
Norway