Skeletonema
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Category
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ClassCoscinodiscophyceae
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OrderThalassiosirales
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FamilySkeletonemataceae
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Type SpeciesSkeletonema costatum Cleve
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ContributorSarah Spaulding, Mark Edlund - Dec 2008
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Skeletonema potamos
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Spaulding, S., Edlund, M. (2008). Skeletonema. In Diatoms of North America. Retrieved November 16, 2025, from https://diatoms.org/genera/skeletonema
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Skeletonema
- Valves lightly silicified
- Elongate tubular processes link cells in colonies
Skeletonema grows primarily in marine and estuarine habitats.
The lightly silicified valves of Skeletonema often collapse when dried and dissolve with standard processing methods. The tubular processes around the top of the mantle link frustules into long colonies. A marginal fultoportula lies at the base of each tubular process....