Craticula


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. In addition to frustule morphology the genus differs from closely related species by its sexual reproduction and movement in response to light.

Species

According to Algaebase, there are 62 species names and 12 intraspecific names:Craticula accomoda D.G.MannCraticula accomodiformis Lange-BertalotCraticula acidoclinata Lange-Bertalot & MetzeltinCraticula ambigua D.G.MannCraticula angustilancea H.Lange-Bertalot, P.Cavacini, N.Tagliaventi & S.AlfinitoCraticula antarctica B.Van de Vijver & K.SabbeCraticula australis Van der Vijver, Kopalová & ZindarovaCraticula buderi Lange-BertalotCraticula citroides H.Lange-Bertalot, P.Cavacini, N.Tagliaventi & S.AlfinitoCraticula citrus ReichardtCraticula coloradensis Edlund, D.R.L.Burge & S.A.SpauldingCraticula cuspidata D.G.Mann
  • * Craticula cuspidata f. tenuirostris A.Cleve-Euler: Invalid
  • * Craticula cuspidata var. craticula Aysel: Synonym of Craticula cuspidata D.G.Mann
  • * Craticula cuspidata var. heribaudii E.Y.Haworth & M.G.Kelly: Synonym of Navicula cuspidata f. heribaudii A.Cleve
  • * Craticula cuspidata var. gracilis Seeligmann, Maidana & Morales
  • * Craticula cuspidata var. major D.B.Czarnecki
  • * Craticula cuspidata var. media M.AboalCraticula dissociata E.ReichardtCraticula ehrenbergii GrunowCraticula elkab Lange-Bertalot, Kusber & CocquytCraticula frenguellii Metzeltin, Lange-Bertalot & García-RodríguezCraticula fumantii H.Lange-Bertalot, P.Cavacini, N.Tagliaventi & S.AlfinitoCraticula germainii H.Lange-Bertalot, P.Cavacini, N.Tagliaventi & S.AlfinitoCraticula glaberrima B.van de Vijver, K.Kopalová, R.Zidarova & E.J.CoxCraticula guatemalensis Lange-BertalotCraticula guaykuruorum C.E.Wetzel, E.A.Morales & L.EctorCraticula halopannonica Lange-BertalotCraticula halophila D.G.Mann
  • * Craticula halophila f. robusta Czarnecki: Synonym of Craticula halophila D.G.Mann
  • * Craticula halophila f. tenuirostris Czarnecki
  • * Craticula halophila var. subcapitata D.B.CzarneckiCraticula halophilioides Lange-BertalotCraticula hungarica PantocsekCraticula importuna K.Bruder & HinzCraticula johnstoniae L.BahlsCraticula lanceola H.Lange-Bertalot, P.Cavacini, N.Tagliaventi & S.AlfinitoCraticula lange-bertalotii E.ReichardtCraticula lowei KociolekCraticula megacuspidata Van de Vijver, Kopalová & ZidarovaCraticula megaloptera GrunowCraticula minusculoides Lange-BertalotCraticula molesta Lange-Bertalot & Willmann: Synonym of Craticula zizix GuiryCraticula molestiformis MayamaCraticula neglecta H.Lange-Bertalot, P.Cavacini, N.Tagliaventi & S.AlfinitoCraticula nonambigua H.Lange-Bertalot; P.Cavacini, N.Tagliaventi & S.AlfinitoCraticula obaesa Van der Vijver, Kopalová & ZindarovaCraticula orientalis Metzeltin, Lange-Bertalot & NerguiCraticula pampeana Lange-BertalotCraticula paramolesta H.Lange-Bertalot, P.Cavacini, N.Tagliaventi & S.AlfinitoCraticula perrotettii Grunow
  • * Craticula perrotettii var. enervis B.Hartley: Synonym of Craticula perrotettii GrunowCraticula petradeblockiana Van der Vijver, Kopalová & ZindarovaCraticula procera GrunowCraticula regigeorgiensis Zindarova, Kopálova & Van der VijverCraticula riparia Lange-Bertalot
  • * Craticula riparia var. mollenhaueri Lange-BertalotCraticula salsuginosa van de Vijver & BeyensCraticula sardiniana L.BahlsCraticula sardiniensis E.Morales & M.LeCraticula silviae Lange-BertalotCraticula strelnikoviana E.A.Morales, S.F.Rivera & C.E.WetzelCraticula subhalophila Lange-BertalotCraticula subminuscula Wetzel & EctorCraticula submolesta Lange-BertalotCraticula subpampeana B.Van de Vijver & M.SterkenCraticula sverirschopkae Lange-BertalotCraticula vixnegligenda Lange-BertalotCraticula vixvisibilis Lange-Bertalot
  • * Craticula vixvisibilis var. distinctior Lange-BertalotCraticula zizix GuiryCraticula zizix var. subdiversa Guiry