TERME: Description du glossaire des termes.
diatoms
Contexte: Ecologie.
Small unicellular organisms that are not easily classified as either animal or plant but rather are in their own taxon. They contain chlorophyll and nutritious lipids and are found almost everywhere in the oceans and in freshwater.
Référence
Barlow, George W. 2002. "The Cichlid Fishes (Nature's Grand Experiment in Evolution)". Perseus Publishing. 352. ISBN: 9780738203768 (crc03927) (résumé)