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The gliding motion of diatom, Bacillaria paradoxa Part 1

Species name: Bacillaria paradoxa

Graduate School of Life Science, University of Hyogo Nozomi YAMAOKA

Bacillaria paradoxa belongs to pinnate diatom and forms a colony consisting of 2-30 cells, like a raft. Adjacent cells show active sliding each other. This gliding mechanism and physiological meanings are not understood. This motion looks like “Nankin Tamasudare”, a street performance using bamboo screens.

(2015.01.26)

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