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- Corethron criophilum
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Corethron criophilum |
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Description
These are individual long, cylindrical cells, with dome shaped valve. (The tips look a similar to a bullet)
Presence of silicerous setae which, are long and thin, and often referred to as a crown. The setae at the valves differ, with one ring of spines on one valve, and a combination of marginal long (barbed) and short hooked clawed spines on the opposite. This is known as heterovalvy.
Girdle is composed of many bands.
Chloroplasts numerous with rounded or oval bodies.
Life-form: Solitary
Type: Pennate
| CPR:164 | ITIS:2387 | WORMS:149110 |
Distribution and Abundance
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Distribution 1958-1999 Coastal |
Images
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![corethron spp. gb capture - 1280 x 1024 deltavu color [16-22-00]](/umbraco/ImageGen.ashx?image=/media/11371/corethron spp. gb capture - 1280 x 1024 deltavu color [16-22-00].jpg&width=100&height=100)
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Size
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5-20μm diameter |
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Similar spp/Variations
C. hystrix
References/Further Reading
Castracane F. 1886. Report on the diatomaceae collected by HMS Challenger during the years 1873-1876. Botany 2(4):I-III.
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