A diatom (Neo-Latin diatoma) is any member of a large group comprising several genera of algae, specifically microalgae, found in the oceans, waterways...

Diatomic molecules (from Greek di- 'two') are molecules composed of only two atoms, of the same or different chemical elements. If a diatomic molecule...

5–2% iron oxide. Diatomaceous earth consists of the fossilized remains of diatoms, a type of hard-shelled microalgae. It is used as a filtration aid, mild...

Actinocyclus is a genus of diatoms in the family Hemidiscaceae. In 2006, a study was carried out which included finding traces of extinct Actinocylidae...

Odontella is a genus of marine diatoms. Some sources place it in the family Triceratiaceae, others in the family Odontellaceae. It contains the following...

Diatoms belong to a large group called the heterokonts, which include both autotrophs such as golden algae and kelp; and heterotrophs such as water moulds...

A frustule is the hard and porous cell wall or external layer of diatoms. The frustule is composed almost purely of silica, made from silicic acid, and...

element bind to form dioxygen, a colorless and odorless diatomic gas with the formula O 2. Diatomic oxygen gas currently constitutes 20.95% of the Earth's...

Acanthoceras is a genus of radially symmetric planktonic diatoms comprising two taxonomically accepted species. They do not have any raphe and therefore...

Brechites is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Penicillidae. The species of this genus are found in Red Sea, Malesia and Australia. Species:...

Craspedodiscus is a genus of diatoms in the family Coscinodiscaceae. Wikispecies has information related to Craspedodiscus. Einige vorläufige Resultate...

Horizontal gene transmission within Diatom viruses occurs when a Diatom virus infects a Diatom and then spreads to other Diatoms via direct contact or through...

class(s) of diatoms. They are similar to the Centrales, a traditional, paraphyletic subdivision of the heterokont algae known as diatoms. The order is...

Diatomic carbon (systematically named dicarbon and 1λ2,2λ2-ethene), is a green, gaseous inorganic chemical with the chemical formula C=C (also written...

genus of marine and freshwater diatoms. With over 1000 species, it is one of the largest genera of diatoms. These diatoms are recognized by their strongly...

Hystrix is a genus of diatoms. Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2008). "Hystrix". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland...

layer of fossilized remains of microscopic water organism called diatoms. These diatoms are mined from diatomite deposits which are located along the Earth's...

Trinacria is an extinct genus of diatoms present during the early Eocene, named for its triskelion shape. Wikispecies has information related to Trinacria...

Navicella is a genus of diatoms in the family Cymbellaceae. Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Navicella". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National...

kills, cyanobacteria Microcystis aeruginosa can make poisonous toxins, and diatom Chaetoceros convolutus can damage fish gills. Rivers, such as the Amazon...

(PUAs) are a group of allelopathic chemicals typically associated with diatom-copepod predator-prey interactions. These compounds are classified by an...

Lepidodiscus is an extinct genus of diatoms. Wikispecies has information related to Lepidodiscus. Lepidodiscus at WoRMS v t e...

heterokont algae known as diatoms. The order is named for the shape of the cell walls (or valves or frustules) of pennate diatoms, which are elongated in...

blooms, with diatom bloom frequency increasing by a factor of 2.5 and non-diatom bloom frequency increasing by a factor of 6. The non-diatoms, such as the...

for this aim in different algal groups. Diatom DNA barcoding is a method for taxonomical identification of diatoms even to species level. It is conducted...

Fragilariopsis kerguelensis, is a pennate diatom native to the Southern Ocean. It has been characterized as "the most abundant diatom in the Antarctic Seas". Fragilariopsis...

Corinna is an extinct genus of diatoms of uncertain placement within Bacillariophyceae (incertae sedis). C. elegans is from the Cretaceous of Canada....

Thalassiosira pseudonana is a species of marine centric diatoms. It was chosen as the first eukaryotic marine phytoplankton for whole genome sequencing...

freshwater diatoms in the tropical Atlantic. Ocean cores from the tropical Atlantic have been found to have distinct layers of the freshwater diatom Aulacoseira...

mainly diatomic (nitrogen and oxygen), this ratio is often assumed to be 7/5, the value predicted by the classical Equipartition Theorem for diatomic gases...