Thalassiosira oceanica Hasle, 1983

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Thalassiosira oceanica

Valve outside central part (SEM).

Photographer/artist Mats Kuylenstierna

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Title
Thalassiosira oceanica
Photographer/artist
Mats Kuylenstierna
Copyright holder
Maria Kuylenstierna
Copyright stamp
Maria Kuylenstierna
Institute
Dept. of Marine botany, University of Gothenburg
Contributing organisation
University of Gothenburg
Contributor
Bengt Karlson
Caption
Valve outside central part (SEM).
Geographic area
Skagerrak - Swedish coast
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
Technique
SEM Scanning Electron Microscopy
Preservation
Not described
Contrast enhancement
Not described
Stain
Sputter coated
Image galleries
Kuylenstierna, Skagerrak-Kattegat

Description

IDs in other systems
Morphology
Labiate process close to a strutted process. Marginal processes widely spaced
Life form
Solitary(?)
Size
Diameter = 3-12 µm
Literature
Hasle, G. R. 1983b. The marine, planktonic diatoms Thalassiosira oceanicasp. nov. and T. partheneia. J. Phycol. 19: 220-229.
Hasle, G. R. & Syvertsen, E. E. 1996. Marine diatoms. In: Tomas, C. R. (ed.) Identifying marine diatoms and dinoflagellates. Academic Press, Inc., San Diego, p. 5-385.

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Change History

  • 2011-09-26 10:37:42 Bengt Karlson - Updated media metadata for Thalassiosira oceanica_2.gif
  • 2011-09-25 07:01:13 Bengt Karlson - Updated media metadata for Thalassiosira oceanica_2.gif
  • 2011-09-25 07:00:00 Bengt Karlson - Added media: Thalassiosira oceanica_2.gif