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Notes On Chrysophytes

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Published in: Biology
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Characteristic features of Chrysophytes

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  1. CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF CHRYSOPHYTES CHRYSO MEANS GOLD, PHYTES MEANS RELATED TO PLANTS THEY ARE PLANT LIKE PROTISTS IT INCLUDES DIATOMS AND GOLDEN ALGAE THEY ARE FOUND IN BOTH FRESH WATER AS WELL AS MARINE MAINLY UNICELLULAR THEY ARE MICROSCOPIC FLOAT PASSIVELY IN WATER CURRENTS MOSTLY, THEY ARE PHOTOSYNTHETIC MOSTLY REPRODUCE ASEXUALLY IN DIATOMS, CELL WALLS FORM TWO THIN OVERLAPPING SHELLS CELL WALLS OF DIATOMS ARE INDESTRICTIBLE AS THEY ARE EMBEDDED WITH SILICA THUS, DIATOMS LEAVE BEHIND LARGE AMOUNT OF CELL WALL DEPOSITS IN THEIR HABITAT THIS ACCUMULATION OF CELL WALL DEPOSITS OF DIATOMS OVER BILLIONS OF YEARS IS CALLED DIATOMACEOUS EARTH THIS BEING GRITTY IS USED FOR POLISHING, FILTRATION OF OILS AND SYRUPS DIATOMS ARE CHIEF PRODUCERS IN THE OCEANS GOLDEN ALGAE

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