Chain and squashed cell (DIC)
Life-form: Cells united in chains
Size: Width = 37-93 µm
Resting spore:
Note:
Distinctive features: Marginal ridge with clear pattern of perforation. The sides are undulated
Similar species: Lithodesmium intricatum
Distribution: Warm water region to temperate
Literature:
Cupp, E. E. 1943. Marine Plankton Diatoms of the West Coast of North
America. Bulletin of the Scripps Inst. Oceanogr. of the University of
California. 5: 1-237.
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.
Hendey, N. I. 1964. An introductory account of the smaller algae of British coastal waters. Part 5: Bacillariophyceae (Diatoms). HSMO, London. 317 pp.