Phytoplankton are key players in the global carbon cycle, contributing about half of global
primary productivity. Within the phytoplankton, functional groups (characterized by distinct …

Diatoms are single-celled algae that produce intricately structured cell walls made of
nanopatterned silica (SiO2). The cell wall structure is a species-specific characteristic …

Diatoms are photosynthetic secondary endosymbionts found throughout marine and
freshwater environments, and are believed to be responsible for around one-fifth of the …

Uncovers the Key Role Microbes Play in the Transformation of Oxidizable and Reducible
MineralsMany areas of geomicrobial processes are receiving serious attention from …

A fully updated guide to the increasingly prevalent use of molecular data in ecological
studies Molecular ecology is concerned with how molecular biology and population genetics …

Diatoms are the most recent major algal lineage added to the geological record, appearing
more than 200 million years ago. They are stramenopile protists resulting from a secondary …

Phylogenetic reconstructions of the diatoms have been inferred with the 18S and 16S
ribosomal RNA genes. Previous studies have shown that the group is divided into two major …

Diatoms are present in all types of water bodies and their species diversity is influenced
greatly by environmental conditions. This means that diatom occurrence and abundances …

PA Sims, DG Mann and LK Medlin. 2006. Evolution of the diatoms: insights from fossil,
biological and molecular data. Phycologia 45: 361–402. DOI: 10.2216/05-22.1 Molecular …

Diatoms are the world's most diverse group of algae, comprising at least 100,000 species.
Contributing~ 20% of annual global carbon fixation, they underpin major aquatic food webs …