This is a colony; each "needle" is an individual. Upper Newport Bay, Orange County, CA. 9/22/12. © Peter J. Bryant
Pennate Diatom
Asterionellopsis glacialis
Order: Bacillariales (Pennate Diatoms)
Family: Fragilariaceae
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Family: Fragilariaceae
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