| Diatoma  sp.: cells are linked by mucilage cushions (arrowhead). Girdle view. (1) | 
									
									  |  | 
									
										|  | 
									
									  | Diatoma  sp.: valvar view | 
									
									  |  | 
									
									  |  | 
									
									  |  | 
									
										|  | 
									
										| Diatoma sp. as epibionts on the green alga Cladophora sp. These cells  may serve as diet for other organisms like rotifers, for example Euchlanidae, Proalidae or Dicranophoridae (2) | 
									
										|  | 
									
									  |  | 
									
									  |  | 
									
									  |  | 
									
										| Location: Stefansbachtal Gevelsberg, Grünes Klassenzimmer, Stefansbach (1); Wetter, NRW, Germany ; Elbschebach (creek) | 
									
										| Habitat: floating on stones(1); | 
									
									  | 
									      
									        |  | Habitat (2):   (click image to enlarge >>>). Together with other diatoms (here:  Gomphonema sp. and Cocconeis sp.) |  |  
									        |  |  |  
									        |  |  |  | 
									
									  | Date: 16.06.2011 (1); 26.04.2021 (2) | 
									
									  |  | 
									
									  |  | 
									
									  |  | 
									
										|  |