Place: Maharashtra Nature Park, Mumbai, India.


 Description: I went on a field visit as a part of a group to observe various water ecosystems. I collected a water sample from a freshwater pond. I observed rapid motion of this organism and concluded it to be a diatom.


 Observations:

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 Kingdom:
 
 
 Chromista


 
 
 Subkingdom:
 
 
 Harosa


 
 
 Infrakingdom
 
 
 :            Heterokonta


 
 
 Phylum:
 
 
 Ochrophyta


 
 
 Subphylum:
 
 
 Khakista


 
 
 Class:
 
 
 Bacillariophyceae
 
 
 
 


 
 
 Subclass::
 
 
 Bacillariophycidae


 
 
 Order:
 
 
 Bacillariales


 
 
 Family:
 
 
 Bacillariaceae


 
 
 Genus:
 
 
 Cylindrotheca

The nucleus lends my divided cholorophyll some peace: Cylindrotheca

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