Meanings (ES + gloss)
diatomea
Any of a group of minute unicellular algae having a siliceous covering of great delicacy, now categorized as class Diatomophyceae or division Bacillariophyta.
Diatoms are characterized by a cell wall called a fistula made of silica, which usually has two overlapping sections.
Diatoms are enclosed in two shells that fit together like a pillbox.
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