Navicula

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Navicula

Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Chromalveolata
Division: Heterokontophyta
Class: Bacillariophyceae
Order: Naviculales
Family: Naviculaceae
Genus: Navicula

Navicula is a genus of boat-shaped microbes (microorganisms) that are a type of Phytoplankton or algae — primarily aquatic, eukaryotic, photosynthetic organisms, ranging in size from a single cell.

Navicula is a diatom. The Navicula genus of diatoms comprises more than 10,000 species. Navicula is Latin for "small ship".

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