Home›Diatoms and Other Microalgae›Living or Extinct›YesBrowse ByYesLiving or extinct records whether a species still survives today. Wikipedia notes the wild giant panda population "had increased to 1,864 individuals" as of the most recent national survey, a species very much still alive even as it remains vulnerable. This dimension separates species a visitor could still see today from those known only from the fossil record.FactsYesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonReproductive ModeWell-attestedBinary Fission 1YesFilter Results13 entriesCommon GroupAllCryptomonads (2)Diatoms (Bacillariophyta) (2)Euglenoids (1)Green Microalgae (Chlorophyta and Charophyta) (4)Haptophytes and Coccolithophores (2)TaxonomyAllBacillariophyceae (1)Chlorophyceae (2)Chlorophyta (1)Euglenozoa (1)Eukarya (3)Haptophyta (2)Ochrophyta (2)Plantae (1)HabitatAllFreshwater (6)Marine (4)Open Ocean (2)EcosystemAllLake Baikal (1)Ross Sea (1)Wadden Sea (1)Everyday GroupAllCryptomonads (2)Diatoms (Bacillariophyta) (2)Euglenoids (1)Green Microalgae (Chlorophyta and Charophyta) (4)Haptophytes and Coccolithophores (2)DietAllOmnivore (1)Photosynthetic Autotroph (12)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (5)Marine (9)Terrestrial (3)Terrestrial and Freshwater (1)Relationship to PeopleAllEcotourism and Research (4)Farmed or Commercially Raised (2)Invasive or Introduced Species (1)Where It LivesAllBelgium (1)Denmark (2)Kenya (1)Norway (4)Sweden (4)United States (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 13ChattonellaYesChlamydomonasYesChlorellaYesCoccolithophoreYesDiatomYesEuglenaYesGuillardia ThetaYesPhaeocystisYesPseudo-nitzschiaYesRhodomonasYesSpirogyraYesVaucheriaYesVolvoxYesSources1. 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.