The taxonomic order that includes all diatom species, a major group within single-celled algae.
From Latin diatoma (Greek diatoma 'that which is cut through') + -ales (scientific suffix for taxonomic orders). Established by modern botanical taxonomy.
Diatomales is like the family name for all diatoms—with over 100,000 known species, they're one of the most successful groups of organisms ever, thriving in almost every water environment on Earth.
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