Group of arranged marine diatoms from Malago Cove in California. Diatoms are tiny single-celled photosynthetic algae with a skeleton (frustule) made o

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Group of arranged marine diatoms from Malago Cove in California. Diatoms are tiny single-celled photosynthetic algae with a skeleton (frustule) made of silica which are found in a wide variety of shapes. They are found in both fresh and marine waters. Victorian microscopists had a particularly enthusiasm for arranging diatoms into artistic groupings. Magnification: x 55 at 10cm wide.

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Keywords: algae, arranged, biological, biology, botanical, botany, diatom, diatomacea, diatoms, flora, frustule, light, marine, micrograph, microscope, microscopic, microscopy, pattern, photosynthesis, polarised, polarized, silica