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Fragilariopsis (Bacillariophyceae)

Fragilariopsis sp. from the North Sea
Photograph by Pavel Škaloud, Algae of the North Sea, Botany Department, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, posted online

Fragilariopsis oceanica, valve view, with marginal raphe evident. Scale bar: 2 μm.
TEM photograph from Lundholm and Hasle 2010 (Fig. 21).

Lundholm, N., and G.R. Hasle 2010. Fragilariopsis (Bacillariophyceae) of the Northern Hemisphere – morphology, taxonomy, phylogeny and distribution, with a description of F. pacifica sp. nov. Phycologia 49(5):438-460.

Fragilariopsis oceanica, girdle view, with marginal raphe evident (arrow head on left).
Scale bar: 2 μm.
TEM photograph from Lundholm and Hasle 2010 (Fig. 8).

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