Living cells (DIC)
Life-form: Cells united in chains
Size: Diameter = 5-16 µm
Resting spore: +
Note:
Distinctive features: Cylindrical cells with several chloroplasts
Similar species:
Distribution: Worldwide
Literature:
Davis, C. O., Hollibaugh, J. T., Seibert, D. L. R., Thomas, W. H.
& Harrison, P. J. 1980. Formation of resting spores by
Leptocylindrus danicus (Bacillariophyceae) in a controlled
ecosystem. J. Phycol.16: 296-302.
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.
Takano, H. 1990. Diatoms. In "Red tide organisms in Japan-An illustrated taxonomic guide". (Y. Fukuyo, H. Takano, M. Chihara & K. Matsuoka eds) . Uchida Rokakuho, Tokyo, p. 162-331.