Diatom frustule

  • Anne Weston, Francis Crick Institute
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Diatom frustule. Anne Weston, Francis Crick Institute. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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False-coloured scanning electron micrograph of a diatom frustule. Diatoms are unicellular organisms and a major group of algae. Diatoms are encased within a hard cell wall made from silica (glass) known as a frustule. Diatom communities are often used to measure environmemntal coonditions, for example water quality.

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