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The diatom Coscinodiscus

The diatom Coscinodiscus
The diatom Coscinodiscus
The diatom Coscinodiscus
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Moran, Dawn
The diatom Coscinodiscus
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01/25/2005
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Viewed end-on, the diatom Coscinodiscus is a study in symmetry and pattern, reminiscent of a sunflower's seeds.
Image of The Day caption:
Viewed end-on, the diatom Coscinodiscus is a study in symmetry, reminiscent of a sunflower. WHOI biologists Dawn Moran and Becky Gast have been collecting, imaging, and cataloguing protists (protozoa and algae) from the Antarctic marine environment, while also studying their genetic makeup. The goal is to chronicle the diversity and activity of protists, and to examine how genes relate to the shape (morphology) of the cells.
Caption from Oceanus magazine, vol. 50, no. 2, page 54:
Diatoms are plankton that live in transparent silica shells.
Photo by Dawn Moran
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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