Thalassiosira-punctigera_025-200_P4268354-407_HEL

Description:

Thalassiosira punctigera.The oblique view exhibits short silicous spines, the so called occluded processes. On the lower left near the scale bar a chitinous spine is visible. Scale bar indicates 25 m. The image was built up using several photomicrographic frames with manual stacking technique. Sample from North Sea near Heligoland (spring diatom bloom). Images were taken using Zeiss Universal with Olympus C7070 CCD camera.For more look at www.protisten.de/english/gallery_main/gallery_main.htmlFor high-resolution images please ask postmaster@protisten.de.