Table of Contents
1 Cover
4 Dedication to Jeremy D. Pickett-Heaps In Memoriam 1940–2021
5 Preface
6 1 Some Observations of Movements of Pennate Diatoms in Cultures and Their Possible Interpretation 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Kinematics and Analysis of Trajectories in Pennate Diatoms with Almost Straight Raphe along the Apical Axis 1.3 Curvature of the Trajectory at the Reversal Points 1.4 Movement of Diatoms in and on Biofilms 1.5 Movement on the Water Surface 1.6 Formation of Flat Colonies in Cymbella lanceolata 1.7 Conclusion References
7 2 The Kinematics of Explosively Jerky Diatom Motility: A Natural Example of Active Nanofluidics 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Material and Methods 2.3 Results and Discussion 2.4 Conclusions Appendix References
8 3 Cellular Mechanisms of Raphid Diatom Gliding 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Gliding and Secretion of Mucilage 3.3 Cell Mechanisms of Mucilage Secretion 3.4 Mechanisms of Gliding Regulation 3.5 Conclusions Acknowledgments References
9 4 Motility of Biofilm-Forming Benthic Diatoms 4.1 Introduction 4.2 General Motility Models and Concepts 4.3 Light-Directed Vertical Migration 4.4 Stimuli-Directed Movement 4.5 Conclusion References
10 5 Photophobic Responses of Diatoms – Motility and Inter-Species Modulation 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Types of Observed Photoresponses 5.3 Inter-Species Effects of Light Responses 5.4 Summary References
11 6 Diatom Biofilms: Ecosystem Engineering and Niche Construction 6.1 Introduction 6.2 The Microphytobenthos and Epipelic Diatoms 6.3 The Ecological Importance of Locomotion 6.4 Ecosystem Engineering and Functions 6.5 Microphytobenthos as Ecosystem Engineers 6.6 Niche Construction and Epipelic Diatoms 6.7 Conclusion Acknowledgments References
12 7 Diatom Motility: Mechanisms, Control and Adaptive Value 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Forms and Mechanisms of Motility in Diatoms 7.3 Controlling Factors of Diatom Motility 7.4 Adaptive Value and Consequences of Motility Acknowledgments References
13 8 Motility in the Diatom Genus Eunotia Ehrenb. 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Accounts of Movement in Eunotia 8.3 Motility in the Context of Valve Structure 8.4 Motility and Ecology of Eunotia 8.5 Motility and Diatom Evolution 8.6 Conclusion and Future Directions Acknowledgements References