Diatoms of North AmericaDiatoms of North America

Glossary

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Epipsammic

Epipsammic refers to growing attached to sand grains, or moving through sand.

Citations

Epipsammon Edlund
Image Credit: Mark Edlund
Staurosirella martyi growing as an epipsammic diatom on a sand grain. The small mucilage stalk attaches the diatom to the sand.
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