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An Overview of Diatom Classification with Some Prospects for the Future

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The Diatom World

Part of the book series: Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology ((COLE,volume 19))

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Diatoms were apparently first recorded by someone known only as Mr. C., a fellow of the Royal Society, in the November–December issue of Philosophical Transactions for 1703 (Anonymous, 1703). It was penned in response to a letter from the noted Dutch microscopist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632–1723), who appears to have recorded the existence of diatoms a little earlier (Leeuwenhoek, 1703).

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    ‘Araphid’ and ‘centric’ diatoms appear in single quotes as they are not now recognised as natural groups of diatoms – they are artificial assemblages of taxa.

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Williams, D.M., Kociolek, J.P. (2011). An Overview of Diatom Classification with Some Prospects for the Future. In: Seckbach, J., Kociolek, P. (eds) The Diatom World. Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology, vol 19. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1327-7_3

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