Morphology of the arctic, planktonic Navicula pelagica (Bacillariophyceae), with special reference to the “setae”

The arctic, marine, planktonic diatom Navicula pelagica Cleve (Bacillariophyceae) forms colonies slightly similar to those of Chaetoceros. The structures resembling setae are dislocated bands of the epithecae, attached by their ligula area to the central mucilage pad that keeps the cells together in...

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Published in:Nordic Journal of Botany
Main Author: Syvertsen, Erik E.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1984
Subjects:
Plant Science
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Arctic
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1756-1051.1984.tb02000.x
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Summary:The arctic, marine, planktonic diatom Navicula pelagica Cleve (Bacillariophyceae) forms colonies slightly similar to those of Chaetoceros. The structures resembling setae are dislocated bands of the epithecae, attached by their ligula area to the central mucilage pad that keeps the cells together in colonies.

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