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Antarctic phytoplankton

Antarctic phytoplankton, Fragilaria kerguelensis (large group), Nitzschia sp. (single small cell on the left) and partial cell of Thalassiosira sp.

Rights: National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)

Published: 3 December 2007Size: 23.23 KB

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