Diatoms » Manaaki Whenua

Diatoms are characterised by a unique feature: a cell wall composed of silica, which fits together in two halves like a box. The lid and base of the box are known as valves, which are connected by a girdle, and the whole structure is known as a frustule.

Dynamics of pelagic mucilage produced by the invasive, cyclotelloid diatom, Lindavia intermedia, in oligotrophic lakes of New Zealand

Journal of Biogeography

River-fed wetland palaeovegetation and palaeoecology at the HWK W site, Bed I, Olduvai Gorge - ScienceDirect

Diatoms » Manaaki Whenua

Classifying marine organisms — Science Learning Hub

PDF) Phylum Ochrophyta: brown and golden-brown algae, diatoms, silicoflagellates, and kin

Diatoms » Manaaki Whenua

Colonial » Manaaki Whenua

Foulden Maar Tūhura Otago Museum

Diatom structure » Manaaki Whenua

Emergence of Grassy Habitats during the Greenhouse–Icehouse Systems Transition in the Middle Eocene of Southern South America

Effects of invasive macrophytes on littoral-zone productivity and foodweb dynamics in a New Zealand high-country lake

Diatom structure » Manaaki Whenua