A&B = Vegetative chains (arrow=spines or capilli); C&D = Resting spores (BF)
Life-form: Cells united in chains
Size: Diameter = 6-25 µm
Resting spore: +
Note:
Distinctive features: Setae with capilli(not always), paired resting spores
Similar species: C. cinctus C. tortissimus
Distribution: Worldwide
Literature:
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.
Rines, J. E. B. & Hargraves, P. E. 1988. The Chaetoceros Ehrenberg (Bacillariophyceae) flora of Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, USA. Bibliotheca Phycologica 79: 1-196.