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Diatoms: Yellow or Golden Brown Algae

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Part of the book series: Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology ((COLE,volume 26))

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Diatoms commonly called as “Jewels of Sea” are very intricate and beautiful microscopic photosynthetic algae. They make up approximately 90 % of all living organisms in sea and they are expected to produce 20 – 40 % oxygen of earth’s atmosphere. They have distinct cell wall which is silicified and hence called “Algae in Glass house”. There are approximately 20,000 – 2 million species which are present in diverse habitat. They not only photosynthesize and produce O2 but because of this they are able to store lipids and are being considered as a new promising source of biofuel. In the present chapter an attempt has been made to discuss the detailed ecology, classification, structure and reproduction of diatoms.

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    The term perizonial derived from perizonium. Perizonium is an inner silicified membrane within which the initial cell is formed. In the great majority of centric diatoms only one membrane or fertilization membrane or perizonium remain (Bold and Wynne 1985).

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Acknowledgment

The authors are grateful for the support provided by Mrs. Meena Malhotra, Department of Botany. Maitreyi College, University of Delhi for sketches.

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    Savindra Kumar

  2. Department of Botany, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110021, India

    Pooja Baweja

  3. Marine Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110007, India

    Dinabandhu Sahoo

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Kumar, S., Baweja, P., Sahoo, D. (2015). Diatoms: Yellow or Golden Brown Algae. In: Sahoo, D., Seckbach, J. (eds) The Algae World. Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology, vol 26. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7321-8_8

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