Discoid Diatoms

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For over one hundred years diatoms have been a favourite slide preparation for microscopists. These Arachnodisais diatoms are arranged under dark field illumination to display the characteristic spectral colours of interference diffraction that are caused by the very fine surface texture of the siliceous test.

 

 
 
 
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