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A diatom chain of the genus Thalassionema as seen by Imaging FlowCytobot.

A diatom chain of the genus Thalassionema as seen by Imaging FlowCytobot.
A diatom chain of the genus Thalassionema as seen by Imaging FlowCytobot.
A diatom chain of the genus Thalassionema as seen by Imaging FlowCytobot.
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Sosik, Heidi
A diatom chain of the genus Thalassionema as seen by Imaging FlowCytobot.
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03/28/2017
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Image Of the Day caption:
A diatom chain of the genus Thalassionema is one of thousands of images captured each hour by the Imaging FlowCytobot, an automated, submersible microscope, operating continuously at the Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory. Diatoms are one of several major types of marine phytoplankton, which are important primary producers in the region's complex food web. A new Long-Term Ecological Research project off the Northeast U.S. coast will investigate their diversity and role in food webs, as well as how they respond to environmental change over seasons to decades.
Caption from WHOI News Release dated 03/01/2017:
A diatom chain of the genus Thalassionema as seen by Imaging FlowCytobot, an automated submersible microscope, operating continuously at the Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory during repeated deployments that started in 2006 and will continue as part of the NES-LTER project. Diatoms are important primary producers in the region and the new research will investigate their diversity and role in food webs, as well as how they respond to environmental change over seasons to decades.
Photo by Heidi Sosik
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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