Photo courtesy of Dr. Irena Kaczmarska, Department of Biology, Mount Allison University, New Brunswick, CANADA
This
is a Asteromphalus, internal view. This image came from JGOFS Benthic Cruise
TT013, horizontal net haul at 9N, 140W, JD 340. This diatom is a well known
member of the warm water Pacific diatom plankton. They are heavily silicified
species seen in many sediment samples, thus they contribute to the carbon and
silica "expressway" from the surface to the seafloor.
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