Chaetoceros compressus
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| Taxonomic Group: | Diatom |
| Trophic Status: | Autotrophic |
| Size Range: | 5.7-15 μm wide (LUMCON Guide); 7-24 μm wide (Cupp 1943); 6-22 μm wide (Rines & Hargraves 1998); 7-40 μm wide (Tomas 1997) |
| Key Characteristics: | Valves with round corners that can appear very close together but do not touch; setae originate inside cell margin; sloppy chains with squiggly intercalary setae; chains can be very long and twisted about chain axis; numerous small chloroplasts; mucous producing |
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| Toxin: | None known |