A = Vegetative cells in chain (BF); B = Resting spores (BF). A&B=Living cells
Life-form: Cells united in chains
Size: Diameter = 8 - 50 µm
Resting spore: +
Note:
Distinctive features: One chloroplast, base of setae short, resting spores.
Similar species: Chaetoceros constrictus
Distribution: Cosmopolitan in colder seas.
Literature:
Jensen, K. G. & Moestrup, Ø. 1998. The genus
Chaetoceros (Bacillariophyceae) in inner Danish coastal
waters. Opera Botanica. 133: 1-68.
Rines, J. E. B. & Hargraves, P. E. 1988. The Chaetoceros Ehrenberg (Bacillariophyceae) flora of Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, USA. Bibliotheca Phycologica 79: 1-196
Sundström, B. 1973. Chaetoceros arter i Öresund. MSc. Thesis Univ. of Lund. 77 pp.