Chaetoceros socialis
Sample Date: 2009-03-19
Salinity in psu: 23.6
Station: Gulf of Mexico transect, W of the mouth of the Atchafalaya River, LA
Latitude: 29.273331
Longitude: -91.616669
Depth in Meters: 0
Microscope Magnification: 400 X
Camera Zoom: 1.80 X
Organism Size: 7.6 μm wide x 7.6 μm long (one cell)
Microscope Light: DIC (Differential Interference Contrast)
Preservative: None (Live)
Organism Comments: Note one seta of each cell is straight, elongate, and directed toward the inside of the chain while the others are directed backward
General Comments: