систематика cyclotella stelligera

University Algal Images is a Web site with lots of great images. Check it out!

micrographs (GIFs) of the now 3year old Mystery Diatom, go to the Mystery Diatom Page 

let me know if you'd like to contribute the next one! To see a bunch of electron

This Mystery Diatom is growing mold,

However, sample these JPEG pictures to whet your appetite.

that is, again, a small part of the story! Check the other Web sites below to learn

researchers, because the fossils are often well preserved in lake and marine systems. And

reasons why these algae are today a favorite tool of modern ecological and evolutionary

a favored pursuit of the microscopical pioneers. The cell wall is also one of the major

ornamentation of these walls made the study of the diatoms and related siliceous organisms

walls of these organisms are made of silica, and the varied shapes and beautiful

Diatoms are unicellular algae generally placed in the family Bacillariophyceae. The cell

The image above is a scanning electron micrograph (JPEG) of Cyclotella stelligera.

Last updated: October 22, 2001 (but just a little)

various LISTSERVers. Please contact   with information or links you would like to share with the community.

other useful Internet resources. Most of the information is downloaded from postings to

information of general interest to diatomists and other phycologists along with links to

actively conducting research on, the diatoms and related algae. This page contains

the diatom home page, intended as a central Web resource for those interested in, or

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