Diatom

Naviculoid diatom [1].

Description

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Taxonomy

[3].

Taxonomic Ranks

Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Diaphoretickes
Phylum:	Gyrista
Subphylum:	Ochrophytina
Superclass:	Khakista
Class:	Bacillariophyceae
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Ecology

[5]. [6].

Role of diatoms in the carbon cycle [7].

Anatomy

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File:Diatom Anatomy.jpg

Anatomical orientation of a diatom [10].

References

[1] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Naviculoid_diatom.jpg

[2] Antonelli, M., C. E. Wetzel, L. Ector, A. J. Teuling, and L. Pfister. (April 2017). "On the potential for terrestrial diatom communities and diatom indices to identify anthropic disturbance in soils" Ecological Indicators 75:73–81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.12.003

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[4] Retrieved May 6, 2023, from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) on-line database, www.itis.gov, CC0 https://doi.org/10.5066/F7KH0KBK

[5] Calvert, R. (December 1930). "Diatomaceous earth". Journal of Chemical Education, 7(12), 2829. doi:10.1021/ed007p2829

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[7] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Longitudinal_Diatom_%28Labelled%29.jpg

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[10] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ocean_carbon_cycle_and_diatom_carbon_dioxide_concentration_mechanisms_2.jpg