{"id":724,"date":"2016-05-26T00:59:10","date_gmt":"2016-05-26T07:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/vms-spring\/?p=724"},"modified":"2016-05-31T16:17:31","modified_gmt":"2016-05-31T23:17:31","slug":"licmophora-sp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/vms-spring\/licmophora-sp\/","title":{"rendered":"Licmophora sp."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-991\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/vms-spring\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/209\/2016\/05\/002-300x263.jpg\" alt=\"002\" width=\"300\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/vms-spring\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/209\/2016\/05\/002-300x263.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/vms-spring\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/209\/2016\/05\/002-768x673.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/vms-spring\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/209\/2016\/05\/002-1024x897.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/vms-spring\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/209\/2016\/05\/002-945x828.jpg 945w, https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/vms-spring\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/209\/2016\/05\/002-600x526.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/vms-spring\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/209\/2016\/05\/002.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Licmophora is a genus of benthic diatom. It is an epiphyte, which means it must perch on another organism or object for structural stability.Typically, licmophora are distinctly triangular and form a striking fan shape around a central stalk. They are usually a yellow or brown in color, not green, despite being photosynthetic. (Guiry) They are abundant all over the world in both marine and freshwater environments. (Davidson)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By Paige Duckett<\/p>\n<p><b>Literature Cited:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Guiry, Michael. &#8220;Worms &#8211; World Register Of Marine Species &#8211; Licmophora Abbreviata C.Agardh, 1831&#8221;. Marinespecies.org. N.p., 2005. Web. 26 May 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Davidson, Michael. &#8220;Molecular Expressions: Featured Microscopist &#8211; Wim Van Egmond &#8211; Licmophora Diatoms&#8221;. Micro.magnet.fsu.edu. N.p., 2016. Web. 26 May 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Licmophora is a genus of benthic diatom. It is an epiphyte, which means it must perch on another organism or object for structural stability.Typically, licmophora are distinctly triangular and form a striking fan shape around a central stalk. They are&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/vms-spring\/licmophora-sp\/\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3333,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/vms-spring\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/724"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/vms-spring\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/vms-spring\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/vms-spring\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3333"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/vms-spring\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=724"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/vms-spring\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/724\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/vms-spring\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/vms-spring\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=724"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/vms-spring\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}