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Description ³

Description: Pennate diatom. Cells joined by valve faces into star-shaped or spiraling chains. Two chloroplasts per cell.
Distribution: Neritic, cosmopolitan in cold to temperate coastal waters.
Synonym: Asterionella glacialis = Asterionella japonica

Order: Bacillariales
Family: Fragilariaceae

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