INDEX

A

abiotic, 1, 48, 49, 135

algae, v, 1, 2, 19, 20, 24, 25, 27, 29, 30, 31, 137, 140, 142, 143, 144, 145, 147, 149, 151, 157, 161, 165, 166, 169

antheridium, 40, 41

aquatic ecosystems, 1, 2, 3, 33, 48, 143

asexual, 7, 34, 35, 146

Asexual Reproduction, 34

Asterionella, 17, 18, 19, 102, 106, 154

auxospore, 7, 21, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41

B

Bacillariophyceae, 10, 12, 20, 61, 140, 157, 159, 161, 164, 165, 167, 169

Bacillariophyta, 9, 10, 12, 27, 140, 162

Bacteriastrum, 19, 62, 91, 92, 153

biotic, 1, 135

bladder type, 44

branching type, 45

C

carotenoid fucoxanthin, 15

cell, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 24, 28, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 44, 45, 48, 51, 54, 58, 59, 67, 69, 71, 72, 78, 79, 80, 83, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 92, 93, 94, 97, 105, 119, 122, 126, 128, 129, 130, 131, 135, 136, 138, 140, 142, 143, 144, 149, 150, 151, 152, 155, 156, 163, 168

Cell Division, 34

Centrales, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 36, 40, 61, 138, 166

Chaetoceros, 18, 19, 27, 43, 45, 62, 91, 92, 93, 94, 153

chlorophylls, 1, 6, 150

Chromalveolata, 9

Chrysophyta, 9, 10

Cyanobacteria, 28, 142

Cytoplasmic, 16, 19

D

diatomaceous earth, 3, 45, 46, 47, 140

diatomite, 45, 46, 140

diatoms, v, vi, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 43, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 53, 54, 55, 57, 58, 81, 82, 97, 103, 122, 123, 126, 129, 132, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 149, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 157, 159, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169

diploid nucleus, 38, 39

E

Ecology, vii, 27, 163

environment, 2, 10, 24, 27, 28, 30, 33, 45, 49, 54, 135, 137, 151, 153

epipelic, 23

episamic, 23

epitheca, 7, 15, 20, 34, 35, 37, 142, 145

Eucampia zoodiacus, 43, 149

Eukarya, 10

eukaryotic, 6, 33, 142, 145, 155

Eukaryotic, 9

F

firstling cell, 41

flagella, 15, 144, 154

Floatation, 23

fusion, 13, 40, 92, 135

G

Glass Slides, 53

H

hair type, 44

heterokonts, 15, 140

heterotrophic, 2, 28, 31, 33

heterotrophs, 20, 33, 49, 145

hypotheca, 7, 15, 20, 34, 35, 37, 142, 145

J

jewels of the sea, 15

K

Kingdom Protista, 9

L

Lauderia, 19, 61, 70, 71

M

meiotic, 38, 39, 40

Meiotic division, 39

microgametes, 40

mixotrophic, 31, 33

motile diatoms, 23

Movement, 21

mutualism, 33, 43

N

nanotechnology, v, 3, 5, 51, 148, 158, 160, 163

O

Olpidium phycophagum, 43, 149

Oogamy, 39, 40, 149

oogonium, 13, 37, 39, 40, 41

organisms, v, 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 43, 45, 46, 48, 49, 56, 58, 136, 137, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 147, 149, 150, 153, 154, 155

P

Paedogamy, 39

parasites, 34, 43

pectic membrane, 38

Pennales, 5, 9, 10, 12, 13, 21, 36, 38, 61, 62, 149

photosynthetic, 1, 20, 31, 33, 51, 137, 138, 140, 151

photosynthetic autotrophs, 20, 33

photosynthetic symbionts, 20, 33

phototrophic, 27, 33

phytoplankton, 5, 23, 27, 72, 140, 158, 162, 166

Phytoplankton, v, vii, 23, 150, 161, 163, 165, 168

plankton, 2, 13, 19, 23, 24, 45, 70, 85, 95, 103, 106, 113, 114, 131, 145, 150, 157, 158, 161, 167

polysaccharides, 2, 8, 31, 33, 51, 152

Protista, 10

protists, 5, 34, 143, 145, 150, 154

protoplast, 34, 39, 40, 41

R

ribbon type, 44

S

sexual, 7, 13, 34, 35, 36, 37, 41, 135, 136, 145, 149

sexual reproduction, 7, 34, 35, 36, 37, 41, 135, 136, 145, 149

shallow waters, 24

Skeletonema costatum, 19

Stephanopyxis palmeriana, 19

Stremenopile, 1, 154

Stremenopiles, 9

Submersed Coverslips, 53

substrata, 23, 25, 142

Supernatant Removal, 53

T

Thalassiosira, 19, 61, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 159, 161

Tissue Paper, 53

X

xanthophylls, 1, 20, 143