Chaetoceros subtilis
Sample Date: 2008-11-09
Salinity in psu: 30.6
Station: Gulf of Mexico transect, SSE of Terrebonne Bay, LA
Latitude: 29.0567
Longitude: -90.5317
Depth in Meters: 0
Microscope Magnification: 400 X
Camera Zoom: 1.00 X
Organism Size: 11.4 ?m wide x 9.5 ?m long (one cell)
Microscope Light: DIC (Differential Interference Contrast)
Preservative: None (Live)
Organism Comments: Note all setae directed toward the end of the colony and one thicker and longer terminal seta
General Comments: This could be Chaetoceros subtilis var. abnormis because it appears to have only one terminal seta; see Organism page for more information