Navicula
Navicula | |
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Navicula bullata (left) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Stramenopiles |
Phylum: | Gyrista |
Subphylum: | Ochrophytina |
Class: | Bacillariophyceae |
Order: | Naviculales |
Family: | Naviculaceae |
Genus: | Navicula Bory de Saint-Vincent , 1822
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Type species | |
Navicula tripunctata | |
Species | |
Navicula is a
algae, comprising over 1,200 species.[1] Navicula is Latin for "small ship", and also a term in English for a boat-shaped incense-holder.[2]
Diatoms — eukaryotic, primarily aquatic, single-celled photosynthetic organisms — play an important role in global ecology, producing about a quarter of all the oxygen within Earth's biosphere, often serving as foundational organisms, or keystone species in the food chain of many environments where they provide a staple for the diets of many aquatic species.
Mobility
Navicula diatoms have been observed to possess a motile ability to glide over one another and on hard surfaces such as microscope slides.tank track.[6]
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Lyrella hennedy
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Navicula oblonga
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Navicula oblonga
References
- ^ M.D. Guiry (2015). Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (eds.). "AlgaeBase". World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary, "Navicula. 3"
- ^ Navicula Diatom: Youtube video
- S2CID 20030370.
- ^ J Microbiol Methods. 2013 Mar;92(3):349-54. doi: 10.1016/j.mimet.2013.01.006. Epub 2013 Jan 18. Semi-circular microgrooves to observe active movements of individual Navicula pavillardii cells. Umemura K1, Haneda T, Tanabe M, Suzuki A, Kumashiro Y, Itoga K, Okano T, Mayama S.
- PMID 31089153.
External links
- Navicula Image (Missouri State University)
- Navicula sp. Diatoms from Guaíba island, Rio de Janeiro.
- Bacillariophyceae - Navicula Ohio University
- "Navicula". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.
- Media related to Navicula at Wikimedia Commons