The Diatoms. Diatoms are unicellular organisms that have a cell wall made of silicon dioxide and composed of two valves, which fit together with the help of a set of girdle bands. 1. California Academy of Sciences Diatom Collection - An extensive resource on diatom taxonomy, primarily focused on recent freshwater diatoms of the United States. 2. Cohn Lab Center For Diatom Research - Dedicated to expanding research and general knowledge of diatoms, includes basic introductions about diatoms, and information about the laboratory and the research undertaken. 3. Freshwater Diatoms - Microscope images of many genera, mostly collected in central Texas. 4. Great Lakes Diatoms - Collection of images, classified by morphology and by genus. 5. Introduction to Bacillariophyta (the Diatoms) - Information about the fossil record, life history and ecology, systematics, and morphology. 6. Chesapeake and Coastal Bay Life - Diatoms - Fact sheets on the diatom genera and species found in Maryland in Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.

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