Navicula
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For other uses, see Navicula (disambiguation).
| Navicula | |
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| Navicula bullata | |
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| Kingdom: | Chromalveolata |
| Division: | Heterokontophyta |
| Class: | Bacillariophyceae |
| Order: | Naviculales |
| Family: | Naviculaceae |
| Genus: | Navicula Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1822 |
Navicula is a genus of boat-shaped 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", and also a term in English for a boat-shaped incense-holder.[1]
Navicula play an important role in global ecology, producing about a quarter of all the oxygen within Earth's biosphere and serving as keystone species in the food chain of many environments where they provide a staple for the diets of many aquatic species.
See also
Notes
- ↑ Oxford English Dictionary, "Navicula. 3"
External links
WoRMS. "Navicula". World Register of Marine Species.
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