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{{Image|Achnanthidium minutissimum.jpeg|right|350px|Electron microscope photo of a 10-micron-long diatom, Achnanthidium minutissimum (Kützing) Czarnecki.}} | |||
'''Diatom'''s are single-celled [[Algae|algae]] living in water, encased in tiny glass shells. They are the bottom of the food chain. The mix of their populations serves as a good indicator of the health of a body of water. Algae, including diatoms, account for nearly a quarter of the world's oxygen. | '''Diatom'''s are single-celled [[Algae|algae]] living in water, encased in tiny glass shells. They are the bottom of the food chain. The mix of their populations serves as a good indicator of the health of a body of water. Algae, including diatoms, account for nearly a quarter of the world's oxygen. | ||
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- See also: Algae
Diatoms are single-celled algae living in water, encased in tiny glass shells. They are the bottom of the food chain. The mix of their populations serves as a good indicator of the health of a body of water. Algae, including diatoms, account for nearly a quarter of the world's oxygen.