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CIL:40613^* Cite

Description

Scanning electron micrograph of a diatom frustule. The frustule is the hard and porous cell wall or external layer of diatoms.

Technical Details

Image collected on a FEI Quanta Family SEM with the following parameters: Magnification: 7000 x, Vacuum: 5.5 -5tprr, Voltage: 20 kv, Detector: ETD, and Working Distance: 15 mm.

Biological Sources

NCBI Organism Classification: Bacillariophyta
Cellular Component: frustule

Biological Context

Biological Process

Attribution

Names: Ekaterina Nikitina
Link: FEI Life Science Images

Citation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): doi:10.7295/W9CIL40613
Archival Resource Key (ARK): ark:/b7295/w9cil40613

Imaging

Image Type: recorded image
Image Mode: scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
Parameters Imaged: elastic scattering of electrons
Processing History: unprocessed raw data

Sample Preparation

Relation To Intact Cell: whole mounted tissue

Dimensions

Spatial Axis	Image Size	Pixel Size
X	1024px	——
Y	943px	——