Cool critter!
It's an Amphiprora....
Sharon wrote:
Can you please identify this unusual organism?
Diatom, I would presume.
--Allison Sill, JHT Inc. Contractor
Program CoordinatorPhytoplankton Monitoring Network (PMN)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research
http://www.chbr.noaa.gov/PMN/
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Amphiprora (Diatom) January 14, 2009 - Sample #21
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom
Chromista
Subkingdom
Chromista
Division
Bacillariophyta – diatoms
Class
Bacillariophyceae
Order
Naviculales Bessey
Family
Naviculaceae Kütz.
Genus
Amphiprora Ehrenberg, 1841
Amphiprora, Ehrenberg, 1841, Taxonomic Serial No.: 4674
This diatom, Amphiprora, was captured in the Atlantic Ocean on January 14, 2009 / Sample #21. It is available in its...
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