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Eukaryota > Stramenopiles > Diatoms

Preferred term

Diatoms  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The common name for the phylum of microscopic unicellular STRAMENOPILES. Most are aquatic, being found in fresh, brackish, and salt water. Diatoms are noted for the symmetry and sculpturing of their siliceous cell walls. They account for 40% of PHYTOPLANKTON, but not all diatoms are planktonic.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Bacillariophyta
  • txid2836

In other languages

  • French

  • Bacillariophyta
  • Bacillariophyte
  • txid2836

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-P2MZVKSS-B

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