PROTISTS
2017-03-15 11:12:10.0 [mgenazzi] Definition updated update Definition (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).); update Definition (Gould, J. and W.Keaton. 1996. Biological Science. W.W. Norton and Company. New York, New York. );
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).
DIATOMS