Morphogenesis of the taxonomically significant microstructures of the siliceous cell wall of the diatom Aulacoseira granulata

This paper documents the process of the siliceous valve formation in diatom Aulacoseira granulata from Bratsk Reservoir (Irkutsk Region, Russia) reveals by scanning electron microscopy. It is shown that the shape of separating spines that facilitate colony splitting and species dispersal, as well as...

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Main Authors: Ye. D. Bedoshvili, K. V. Gneusheva, Ye. V. Likhoshway
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2017-12-01
Series:Acta Biologica Sibirica
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Online Access:http://journal.asu.ru/index.php/biol/article/view/3618