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Aulacoseira

Aulacoseira is a very common chain-forming diatom and can be found in very high biomasses during spring and even in winter.

Genus: Aulacoseira

Diatom

Aulacoseira is a very common chain-forming diatom and can be found in very high biomasses during spring and even in winter. Aulacoseira often has a dark golden color and can be described as soda pop cans stacked end to end. Aulacoseira used to be in the Meloseira genus.