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Image of Naviculaceae

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Navicula (na-vick-you-la), small to medium pennate diatom, common in sediments. With browny coloured plastid located around the edges of the cell. Refractile globules are lipid inclusions. The cell is located within a shell (frustule) made of silica (glass) and the patterns of pores and strengthening elements is used to distinguish different taxa. Differential interference contrast.

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David Patterson
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