Another type of marine diatom

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macnmotion · #1 Post by **macnmotion** » Thu Apr 13, 2023 5:14 am

Another type of marine diatom in my sample from the Gulf of Thailand.

75RR · #2 Post by **75RR** » Thu Apr 13, 2023 4:24 pm

Nice catch!

Possibly Biddulphia mobiliensis, also known as Odontella mobiliensis and Trieres mobiliensis

https://www.researchgate.net/publicatio ... f/download
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macnmotion · #3 Post by **macnmotion** » Fri Apr 14, 2023 1:50 am

75RR wrote: ↑
Thu Apr 13, 2023 4:24 pm
Nice catch!

Possibly Biddulphia mobiliensis, also known as Odontella mobiliensis and Trieres mobiliensis

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Thanks. Sometimes it's hard to believe that there is so much research and detail known about a single microscopic organism!

Sure Squintsalot · #4 Post by **Sure Squintsalot** » Wed May 17, 2023 8:56 pm

Definitely two different Odontella spp. but can't figure out which those are. I caught one too:

But I can't find any online images of these things that show cell grids; even the NOAA images are pretty lame:

....on second thought, there is this, from "The Encyclopedia of Life":

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