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Marine Diatom

Rhizosolenia sp.

Description:

Long, thin algae with pointed tips forming chains in some cases, but many of the ones we observed under the microscrope were solitary.

Habitat:

A marine biologist on board skimmed some plankton using really fine mesh nets and we took a drop from that sample and placed it under a microscope. The sample was skimmed in Izhut Bay just off Afognak Island in somewhat shallow water (less than 200 feet).

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Machi
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Machi

Alaska, USA

Spotted on Sep 19, 2019
Submitted on Oct 29, 2019

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