Light micrograph of a mixture of diatoms,a group of single-celled algae that form an important part of the plankton in fresh and salt waters. A feature of diatoms is there glass-like cell wall,or frustule. The frustule consists of two halves,the valves,which fit together like the two parts of a pill box. One half is slightly bigger & acts as the 'lid' of the box. On division,each valve produces a new half inside itself. The 'lid' generates a cell which is the same size as the original,but the bottom produces a smaller cell. After repeated divisions of the small cell,sexual auxospores are produced to restore the maximum cell size. Magnification: x25 at 35mm size | |
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