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Profile: usually periphytic or epipelic. It grows in extensive colonies,
and the colonies are bound together by extensions from the raphe. Living
colonies exhibit an accordian-like motion, which is unique amongst diatoms.
In the Great Lakes, specimens found so far come from the vicinity of river
mouths. Prefers cold water temperatures (0 to 15 degrees Celcius). 78x6
um.
1 Great Lakes Species: B. paradoxa (B. paxillifer), B. paxillifer Bacillaria spp.
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