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A diatom assemblage living below the surface of intertidal sand flats

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The assemblages of species living on and in intertidal sand flats at Barnstable Harbor, Massachusetts (USA) are briefly described. An endopsammic assemblage of diatoms, mainly Amphora species, living below the surface is described for the first time in such a marine situation. Some aspects of its ecology and relationship to the other diatom assemblages living on the sediments are discussed.

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Round, F.E. A diatom assemblage living below the surface of intertidal sand flats. Mar. Biol. 54, 219–223 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00395784

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