Science

Collection of images, classified by morphology and by genus.

Information about the fossil record, life history and ecology, systematics, and morphology.

Information on these ubiquitous organisms including their fossil record, classification, biology and life cycle with a number of images of individual species.

Provides a facility for identifying diatoms based on their major morphological characteristics.

Article by Wim van Egmond introducing these delicate unicellular organisms that have yellow-brown chloroplasts that enables them to photosynthesize, with fine photographs.

Small photograph gallery of these organisms.

Photographic study by David B. Richman of the diatoms living in lakes in this high-gypsum environment.

Article by Roland Mortimer on these organisms, with a small image gallery of different freshwater species.

Photographs and descriptions of fresh water diatoms and fossil diatoms. French and English.

Student project including classification, habitat, adaptation, nutrition, reproduction and interactions with other species.

Dedicated to expanding research and general knowledge of diatoms, includes basic introductions about diatoms, and information about the laboratory and the research undertaken.