A = Two chains (DIC); B = Resting spore (BF)
Life-form: Solitary or united in chains
Size: Diameter = 1.5-4.5 µm
Resting spore: +
Note:
Distinctive features: Long thin cylindrical cells with mostly two elongate chloroplasts, the shape of resting spore
Similar species:
Distribution: Worldwide
Literature:
Drebes, G. 1974. Marines Phytoplankton, Eine Auswahl der
Helgoländer Planktonalgen (Diatomeen, Peridineen). Georg Thieme
Verlag, Stuttgart. 186 pp.
Hargraves, P. E. 1990. Studies on marine planktonic diatoms. V. Morphology and distribution of Leptocylindrus minimus Gran. Beiheft zur Nova Hedwigia. 100: 47-60.
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.