Generation time

Value 15 hours
Organism Diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum
Reference Greene RM, Geider RJ, Kolber Z, Falkowski PG. Iron-Induced Changes in Light Harvesting and Photochemical Energy Conversion Processes in Eukaryotic Marine Algae. Plant Physiol. 1992 Oct100(2):565-575PubMed ID16653030
Comments Diatoms (Greek: d?? (dia) = "through" + t?µ?e?? (temnein) = "to cut", i.e., "cut in half") are a major group of eukaryotic algae, and are one of the most common types of phytoplankton.
Entered by Uri M
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