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| | Diatom Gallery (Bacillariophyta)
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Asterionella spp.
-6-8 cells per colony; most abundent in mesotrophic to eutrophic waters |
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Fragilaria spp.
-chloroplasts are located in the thickened middle of each individual of
the colony |
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Melosira spp.
-note filaments at end of each cell |
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Synedra spp.
-generally long, singular, and thickened in the middle |
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