frustule
Description:
The intricate frustule of the diatom Pinnularia. Frustules have ridges, grooves, and pores that are useful for identification of different diatoms. The two grooves in the center of the cell form the raphe and the raphe is used for propelling the diatom.
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- Life (creatures)
- Cellular (cellular organisms)
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- SAR (Stramenopiles, Alveolates, Rhizaria)
- Stramenopiles (heterokont)
- Ochrophyta (Ochrophyte)
- Bacillariophyta (diatoms)
- Bacillariophyceae
- Bacillariophycidae
- Naviculales
- Pinnulariaceae
- Pinnularia
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