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Microscopy Section Northamptonshire Natural History Society
ALGAE 2 – DIATOMS by Ian Wilson. Having looked at algae as a whole we will explore one group of algae, the diatoms. They have glassy frustules which, unlike most algae, can fossilise and be studied after millions of years. We will talk about the main groups and how diatoms live and then see what we can find in some 5 million year old diatomite as well as prepared slides and fresh samples.