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Diatóim (fíteaplanctón)

Is iad diatóim an speicis fíteaplanctón is coitianta inár n-uiscí. Is minic a nascann siad iad féin ina slabhraí sa chaoi gur lú an baol dóibh dul go grinneall. Atáirgeann diatóim iad féin trí fhoroinnt, nó iad féin a roinnt ina dhá leath. Níl gach cineál diatóim ina bplanctón agus greamaíonn speicis áirithe díobh iad féin don dromchla in uisce éadomhain.

 

 


Diatoms (phytoplankton)


Diatoms are the most prominent species of phytoplankton in our waters. They often group together in chains, which are less prone to sinking. Diatoms reproduce by subdivision, or splitting in two. Not all diatoms are planktonic, and some species attach to surfaces in shallow water.

 


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