Multiple choice

The most common mode of reproduction in diatoms is asexual. Which among the following diatoms differs from closely related species by its sexual reproduction and movement in response to light?

  1. Craspedodiscus elegans

  2. Bacteriastrum delicatulum

  3. Craticula

  4. Tabellaria

  5. Pinnularia

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Explanation

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.