A = Two living cells (DIC); B = Whole frustule (BF); C = Part of frustule (BF)
Life-form: Solitary or in short chains
Size: Diameter = 25-100 µm, pervalvar axis = 80-130 µm
Resting spore: +
Note: Several similar species see Hasle & Syvertsen (1996)
Distinctive features:
Similar species:
Distribution: Worldwide
Literature:
Delgado, M. & Fortuno, J.-M. 1991. Atlas de fitoplancton del Mar
Mediterráneo. Scienta Marina. 55 (Suppl. 1): 1-133.
Drebes, G. 1974. Marines Phytoplankton, Eine Auswahl der Helgoländer Planktonalgen (Diatomeen, Peridineen). Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart. 186 pp.
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.