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More model informationName : Valve of a centric Diatom (fossile)
Description : Diatom are microalgae from freshwater or seawater. Their transparent cellwall (frustule) is mineral. This kind of greenhouse is made of biogenic silica (amorphous opaline). The frustule is often composed of 2 valves (as a box and its lid), which are sometimes separated by intermediate segments. Only one valve is visible here.
Size : 100 µm.
Sampling : marine sediment
Method : 3D- reconstruction from Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy
Credits: Dr Planktonix., Germany
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