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Craticula

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Clade:Sar
Phylum:Ochrophyta
Clade:Diatomeae
Craticula
Craticula sp.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Sar
Clade: Stramenopiles
Phylum: Ochrophyta
Clade: Diatomeae
Class: Bacillariophyceae
Order: Naviculales
Family: Stauroneidaceae
Genus: Craticula
Grunow, 1867
Type species
Craticula perrotettii
Grunow
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Craticula is a genus of diatom that lies on or in the top layers of sediments in the freshwater to brackish water environments it inhabits.[1][2][3] In addition to frustule morphology the genus differs from closely related species by its sexual reproduction and movement in response to light.[2][3][4]

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