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Tapered Diatom

Genus: Gomphonema

Description:

Tapered. Often seen attached to a piece of algae with a stalk coming from the narrow end.

Habitat:

Shallow pond in rural SW Pennsylvania

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2 Comments

Elton_Wizard
Elton_Wizard 11 years ago

Yes. That a diatom's most striking attribute.

RubyPrakash
RubyPrakash 11 years ago

glassy

William_Dembowski
Spotted by
William_Dembowski

Pennsylvania, USA

Spotted on Dec 5, 2012
Submitted on Dec 6, 2012

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