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DIATOMS  

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  • "Diatoms are algae of the Phylum Ochrista that lack flagella. They have a jewel-like appearance. They play an extremely important role in aquatic food webs in that they are the second most abundant component of marine plankton (after blue-green algae). (en)

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  • 2017-03-15 11:12:42.0 [mgenazzi] Definition added insert Definition (id: null text: "Diatoms are algae of the Phylum Ochrista that lack flagella. They have a jewel-like appearance. They play an extremely important role in aquatic food webs in that they are the second most abundant component of marine plankton (after blue-green algae). language code: en);
  • 2017-03-15 11:24:25.0 [mgenazzi] Definition updated update Definition (Gould, J. and W.Keaton. 1996. Biological Science. W.W. Norton and Company. New York, New York.);

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