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Pleurosigma | Diatom
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Order: Bacillariales
Family: Bacillariineae

Pleruosigma

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Description: Solitary pennate diatom with a gentle sigmoid shape. Has 2-4 elongated chloroplasts.

Cell Size: Width = 28-75um, Length = 90-600um

Distribution: Cosmopolitan

 

 

 

 

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