Diatom: Tabellaria flocculosa

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Luis Carlos
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Diatom: Tabellaria flocculosa

#1 Post by Luis Carlos » Thu Jun 17, 2021 11:01 am



This diatom likes acidic waters and forms zigzagging chains of cells joined with a gelatinous substance. In the final part of the video a chain with 58 cells is shown.

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#2 Post by Jimbo » Thu Jun 17, 2021 11:48 am

Beautiful footage Luis! I haven’t seen this one yet.
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#3 Post by sinabro » Thu Jun 17, 2021 1:19 pm

I've never seen a diatom like this before.
Beautiful diatom, Very Nice Vid.

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#4 Post by lagoonatic » Thu Jun 17, 2021 1:22 pm

wow! the longest chain I've seen was maybe 8 cells long. Excellent work.

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#5 Post by ImperatorRex » Fri Jun 18, 2021 4:49 am

Really impressive to see such a long chain. Thanks for sharing this nice video Luis Carlos.

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