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Lugol preservation

Image of Rhizosolenia delicatula

Description:

G. delicatula cells are cylindrica, with flat valves. Each cell as a spine extending from the valve margin. This spine fits into a depression on the adjacent cell to form chains. Few but large chromatophores are present usually at the cell periphery. This species can form large blooms in the spring and early summer

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alex kraberg
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