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Mysterious formative beauty that spreads through the microscopic world

Diatoms, a type of microalgae, are widely distributed from freshwater to seawater, and there are said to be about 100,000 species living around the world. It has a glassy body, and its geometric shape varies depending on the type, and if you look at the details, you can see delicate decorations such as regularly arranged holes and protrusions. Diatoms are common creatures that can be found anywhere, and they are abundant in abundance.In fact, they play an important role in producing one-fifth of the earth's oxygen through photosynthesis, but they are often overlooked because of their small size. However, once you observe it under a microscope, the astonishing microscopic world unfolds, and its beautiful yet mysterious appearance is sure to take your breath away.

An unprecedented visual book that approaches the unknown world of "subtlety" and "beauty" of mysterious microscopic organisms.

[Japanese/English]

Fascinating micro-beauty of nature

Diatoms are microscopic algae widely distributed in marine and freshwater environment, with an estimated species number of about 100,000. Their cell wall is made of silica, with various species-specific, almost geometrical shapes, and close-ups show their fabulous decoration with finely sculptured ornaments and regularly arranged pores and projections. Diatoms are everywhere around us and easily ignored, even though they give us the oxygen in every fifth breath we take, but once you look at them under a microscope, an extraordinary and mysterious world is revealed – one whose beauty will undoubtfully make you hold your breath.

This is a unique photobook revealing the amazing micro-world of diatoms as never before.

[Japanese/English bilingual book]

〈Table of Contents〉

Introduction Preface

Introduction: About diatoms Introduction to diatoms

01 What are diatoms? Where are diatoms found? 02 Ecology Life form 03 Frustule structure 04 Microscopy 05 Cell division 06 Life cycle and sexual reproduction 07 Finding partners 08 Scientific name

Chapter 1: Shape - Diversity of putamen and shells Part I: Shape - Diversity of frustules and valves

Chapter 2 Patterns - Enlarging the crest Part II: Pattern ― Detail within detail

Chapter 3 Bonds - Mechanisms that connect cells Part III: Connection - How to be together?

Chapter 4 Protrusions - Complex and mysterious parts Part IV: Processes - Mysterious structures

Columns 01 Learn to create shapes from diatoms Biomimetics: lessons from nature 02 Foes 03 Blooms 04 Diatomite 05 New species 06 Living cells: chloroplast 07 Living cells: pyrenoid 08 Living cells: nucleus Living cells: nucleus 09 Applications of diatoms 10 Roles in the global ecosystem 11 Motility 12 How to make cell walls Morphogenesis 13 Memory loss by diatom toxin 14 Forming colonies 15 Attaching to seaweed

Conclusion Epilogue Appendix Appendix Acknowledgments Author biographies

countryoforigin: Japan