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Description of Chaetoceros curvisetus

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This species forms curved, spiralling chains. Valves are elliptical, concave with drawn up poles (apical length: 10-30 microns). The setae emerge from slightly within the valve margin. Setae are perpendicular to the chain axis and directed towards the outside of the chain spiral.
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Diet

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phytosynthetic

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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

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Distribution

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geographic region not obtained; recorded as being found in the Bay of Fundy

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Habitat

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pelagic or attached to various marine life

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Morphology

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yellow brown in color, not green

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identification

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mentioned as C. curvisetus-debilis by Rousseau (2002)

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Rousseau, V. (2002). North Sea diatoms from June 2002. Unpublished species list.

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