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Preferred term

diatoms

Definition

  • [Henderson's] n. common name for a member of the phylum Bacillariophyta, a group of algae characterized by delicately marked thin double shells of silica.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • bacillariophyceae
  • Diatomophyceae

Scope note

  • US LTER controlled vocabulary

Creator

  • herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/20588

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