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Very Large Diatom

Pinnularia viridis

Spotting Image 1

Description:

Very large diatom measuring approximately 240 microns. Most members of this genus do not exceed 100 microns.

Habitat:

Shallow pond in rural SW Pennsylvania

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2 Comments

Elton_Wizard
Elton_Wizard 11 years ago

Thanks. More to come from time to time. But with winter on the way things will be slowing down.

Noah Ranger
Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

So nice to see some microscopic life!

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William_Dembowski
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William_Dembowski

Pennsylvania, USA

Spotted on Nov 23, 2012
Submitted on Nov 24, 2012

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