Notes: target, annual, may be abundant, 217 spp., centric diatom, chain, spines obvious, worldwide, size variable. ²

Description ³

The genus Chaetoceros were first described by Ehrenberg in 1844.

Cells are more or less rectangular in girdle view.

Cells are usually elliptical in valve view.

Opposite setae of adjacent cells touch near their origin.

Habitat ²

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