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Scientific Name: Chaetoceros atlanticus Cleve, 1873
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
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Classification:
Kingdom: Chromista
Phylum: Bacillariophyta
Class: Bacillariophyceae
Order: Chaetocerotanae incertae sedis
Family: Chaetocerotaceae
Description:
Adjacent valves connect through two protuberances. Valves have small windows, contain a single chloroplast, and form straight chains. Each valve has two protuberances near the ends. Thin, perpendicular setae and undifferentiated terminal setae emerge. Setae are circular with a spiral spines and poroid pattern. Primary valve is dome-shaped; secondary valve has conical spines and silica flaps, found only at chain terminals.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sundarban, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine
Main References:
Hoque SA, Zafar M, Mahmood N (1999) Temporal and spatial distribution of phytoplankton with emphasis on Skeletonema costatum in the Mathamuhuri river–estuary (Chakaria mangrove ecosystem), Bangladesh.
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