Three species of diatoms, light micrograph

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Differential interference contrast (DIC) light micrograph of three species of diatoms. Stephanodiscus sp. (round), Aulacoseira granulata (long strand to the left) and Fragilaria crotonensis (right). Diatoms are a type of algae and form a significant portion of the Earth's biomass, generating about 20 to 50 per cent of the oxygen produced on the planet each year. Magnification: x425 when printed at 10 centimetres wide at its longest edge.

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Photo credit: © HAKAN KVARNSTROM / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: -, aulacoseira, biology, botany, contrast, crotonensis, diatom, dic, differential, flora, fragilaria, granulata, interference, light, microbe, microbiology, micrograph, nature, plant, silica, stephanodiscus