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Diatom, Biddulphia longicruris

Diatom, Biddulphia longicruris

This diatom is from an ocean sediment sample collected in 90 feet of water off the Northern California Coast.

Transmitted Apofocal Illumination

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References:

Prescott, G. W., HOW TO KNOW THE FRESHWATER ALGAE, Wm. C. Brown Company, 1970

Vinyard, William C., DIATOMS OF NORTH AMERICA, Mad River Press, Inc., pp. 54+90-91, 1979, (ISBN 0-916-422-15-1)

Round, F.E., R. M. Crawford, D.G. Mann, THE DIATOMS:BIOLOGY & MORPHOLOGY OF THE GENERA, Cambridge University Press, 1990. (ISBN 978-0-521-71469-3)

Stoermer, Eugene F. and John P. Smol (eds), THE DIATOMS:APPLICATIONS FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND EARTH SCIENCES, Cambridge University Press, 2001 (ISBN 0521004128)