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 Unpublished species list.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