Guinardia delicatula
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| Taxonomic Group: | Diatom |
| Trophic Status: | Autotrophic |
| Size Range: | 11.4-17.5 ?m wide x 24.7-45 ?m long (LUMCON Guide); 9-16 ?m wide (Cupp 1943); 9-22 ?m wide (Horner 2002, Tomas 1997) |
| Key Characteristics: | Cells cylindrical with flat valves that are only slightly rounded at the edges; united in closely set straight chains; spine on valve margin is thin and sharp-looking, fitting into depression on adjacent cell; generally two large chloroplasts |
| Confused With: | Dactyliosolen fragilissimus and Cerataulina pelagica, which are similar in size and shape, but close examination of a terminal cell will reveal a longer, sharper spine, as compared to a small spine in the center of the valve on D. fragilissimus and two marginal horns on C. pelagica |
| Toxin: | None known |