Pattern Formation in Diatoma vulgaris

Supplementary material for the publication:

 

Pattern Formation in Diatoma vulgaris Colonies

Chapter 10 in the book* 'The Mathematical Biology of Diatoms’

Supplement to '10.3.1 Observation of Elementary Splitting Processes', p.273

Author: Thomas Harbich

 

Twitches

When cells split after completing cell division, twitching occurs that affects the location and shape of larger areas of the colony. The following video shows a colony in 4500x time-lapse, in which a sequence of such twitches can be seen.

 

* The Mathematical Biology of Diatoms [DMTH, Volume in the series: Diatoms: Biology & Applications, series editors: Richard Gordon & Joseph Seckbach]. J.L. Pappas and R. Gordon, (eds.) Wiley-Scrivener, Beverly, MA, USA: in preparation.