frustule

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The siliceous shell of a diatom

A frustule is the hard and porous cell wall or external layer of diatoms. The frustule is composed almost purely of silica .

It is composed of two valves, one overlapping the other, like a pill box and its cover

Heceleme

frus·tule

Etimoloji

() Latin frustulum frustum (“morsel”).