Is melosira phytoplankton or zooplankton?

Algae and Cyanobacteria A wide variety of diatoms (Navicula, Asterionella, Fragelaria, Melosira, Synedra), green algae (Scenedesmus, Pediastrum), and cyanobacteria (Anabaena, Oscillatoria) are the dominant midsummer phytoplankton.

Is melosira a diatom?

Melosira is a genus of diatoms belonging to the family Melosiraceae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.

Where are diatoms found?

Diatoms are photosynthesising algae, they have a siliceous skeleton (frustule) and are found in almost every aquatic environment including fresh and marine waters, soils, in fact almost anywhere moist.

Why are diatoms called?

Diatom (Neo-Latin diatoma) refers to any member of a large group comprising several genera of algae, specifically microalgae, found in the oceans, waterways and soils of the world.

What are characteristics of diatoms?

The diatom is unicellular, photosynthetic, free-moving, has a specialized frustule wall made of silica, has food reserves, has many different shapes, has few colors due to chlorophyll, a two-layered outer shell known as the thecae, and have both sexual and asexual reproductive cycles.

What is the phylum of diatoms?

HeterokontDiatom / Phylum

What is the characteristics of diatom?

What is the type of diatoms?

Diatoms are divided into two groups that are distinguished by the shape of the frustule: the centric diatoms and the pennate diatoms. Pennate diatoms are bilaterally symmetric.

What is the common name of diatom?

Integrated Taxonomic Information System – Report

Synonym(s):	Bacillariophyta (West) Donkin
Common Name(s):	diatoms [English]
	diatomées [French]
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:	accepted