Taxonomic Group: | Diatom |
Trophic Status: | Autotrophic |
Size Range: | 90-260 μm wide (Tomas 1997) |
Key Characteristics: | Two slender horns arise diagonally inside the valve margin on each end of the cell with two long spines very close to the horns; valve face between the processes flat or concave; numerous small chloroplasts |
Confused With: | Odontella mobiliensis, which has spines equally spaced between the horns and a more convex valve surface |
Toxin: | None known |
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