Ultrastructure of Diatomella balfouriana with a discussion of septum-like structures in diatom genera Plantentuin Meise / Agentschap Plantentuin Meise Universiteit Antwerpen
The ultrastructure of Diatomella balfouriana Greville collected from Île de la Possession, a sub-Antarctic island in the Crozet Archipelago, was studied using high-resolution scanning and transmission electron microscopy. The alveolate striae of the genus are subdivided by small vimines, presenting a unique feature never observed before in other diatom genera. The most striking feature of the genus is the presence of the septum-like structures ...