Diatom frustule (Cymbella sp.), SEM

Numéro d’image : 12298637
Diatom frustule (Cymbella sp.), SEM
Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of outer surface ornamentation of a freshwater pennate diatom frustule (silica skeleton; Cymbella sp.). The genus Cymbella is an asymmetrical biraphid, pennate diatom. This genus occurs in both freshwater and saltwater and is a periphytic diatom. The body or frustule is composed of two halves which fit tightly together. The cell walls contain silica dioxide (glass) which are preserved in deposits known as diatomaceous earth. Diatoms represent about 25% of the plant biomass in the world. These microscopic unicellular plants are important biomass and oxygen producers. Through their photosynthesis, greenhouse gasses are converted to organic material and they therefore play a decisive role in the global carbon dioxide circulation. When individual cells die they remain as siliceous (silica dioxide) cell walls and sink to the bottom of the lake or ocean. Magnification: x2, 100 when shortest axis printed at 25
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Crédit: Science Photo Library / DENNIS KUNKEL MICROSCOPY
Taille de l’image : 2620 px × 3335 px
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