Home›Diatoms and Other Microalgae›Diet›Photosynthetic AutotrophBrowse ByPhotosynthetic AutotrophDiet groups species by what they mainly eat: herbivores that feed on plants, carnivores that feed on other animals, omnivores that eat both, and narrower feeding styles such as insectivores, piscivores, filter feeders, detritivores and scavengers, and parasitic species that live on or in a host. A species is placed by its own typical adult feeding behavior as described on its page, not by an occasional or unusual meal.FactsPhotosynthetic AutotrophSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonReproductive ModeWell-attestedBinary Fission 1Photosynthetic AutotrophFilter Results21 entriesCommon GroupAllCryptomonads (2)Diatoms (Bacillariophyta) (4)Euglenoids (2)Glaucophytes (3)Green Microalgae (Chlorophyta and Charophyta) (5)Haptophytes and Coccolithophores (3)TaxonomyAllBacillariophyceae (1)Chlorophyceae (2)Chlorophyta (2)Chromista (2)Euglenozoa (2)Eukarya (3)Haptophyta (3)Ochrophyta (2)Plantae (4)HabitatAllFreshwater (7)Marine (6)Open Ocean (3)Conservation StatusAllNot Evaluated (6)EcosystemAllLake Baikal (1)Ross Sea (1)Wadden Sea (1)Everyday GroupAllCryptomonads (2)Diatoms (Bacillariophyta) (4)Euglenoids (2)Glaucophytes (3)Green Microalgae (Chlorophyta and Charophyta) (5)Haptophytes and Coccolithophores (3)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (11)Marine (12)Terrestrial (2)Terrestrial and Freshwater (1)Relationship to PeopleAllEcotourism and Research (6)Farmed or Commercially Raised (3)Invasive or Introduced Species (1)Living or ExtinctAllYes (12)Where It LivesAllBelgium (1)Brazil (3)Canada (1)China (1)Denmark (3)France (1)Germany (1)Ireland (1)Japan (1)Kenya (1)Lebanon (1)Netherlands (1)New Zealand (2)North America (2)Norway (9)Peru (1)Poland (1)Sweden (7)Taiwan (2)Tunisia (1)United States (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 21ChattonellaPhotosynthetic AutotrophChlamydomonas ReinhardtiiPhotosynthetic AutotrophChlorellaPhotosynthetic AutotrophCoccolithophorePhotosynthetic AutotrophCyanophora CuspidataPhotosynthetic AutotrophCyanophora ParadoxaPhotosynthetic AutotrophCyanophora SudaePhotosynthetic AutotrophDiatomPhotosynthetic AutotrophEmiliania HuxleyiPhotosynthetic AutotrophEuglenaPhotosynthetic AutotrophEuglena GracilisPhotosynthetic AutotrophGuillardia ThetaPhotosynthetic AutotrophOstreococcus TauriPhotosynthetic AutotrophPhaeocystisPhotosynthetic AutotrophPseudo-nitzschiaPhotosynthetic AutotrophRhodomonasPhotosynthetic AutotrophSkeletonema CostatumPhotosynthetic AutotrophSpirogyraPhotosynthetic AutotrophThalassiosira PseudonanaPhotosynthetic AutotrophVaucheriaPhotosynthetic AutotrophVolvoxPhotosynthetic AutotrophSources1. Wikipedia: Diatomtier 2WikipediaDiatom, Reproduction and cell size sectionQuote, Diatom, Reproduction and cell size sectionReproduction among these organisms is asexual by binary fission, during which the diatom divides into two parts, producing two 'new' diatoms with identical genes.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.