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diatom
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diatom /di·a·tom/ (di´ah-tom) a unicellular microscopic form of alga having a cell wall of silica.


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While it is unclear how efficient copepods are in handling filamentous cyanobacteria in comparison to a filamentous Chlorophyta or Bacillariophyta, Burns & Xu (1990) found calanoid copepods significantly reduced both density and trichome length of filamentous cyanobacteria.
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