Description of Chaetoceros decipiens
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Cells of C. decipiens form straight chains. The pical axis of the cells is 30-55 microns, the pervalvar axis is usually shorter. Setae are originating at the valve margin. Characteristically sister setae are fused for a length several times their diameter.
Diet
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phytosynthetic
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Distribution
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probably cosmopolitan, more common in temperate waters
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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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