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Chlamydomonas

Chlamydomonas


A very big genus of round,oval or cylindrical cells which swim with two flagella  of equal length .There may or may not be a pyrenoid but a red eye-spot is usually present.the wall is smooth and thin.cells can be from 2,5 to 50 micron or more in length,mostly 5-20(without including the flagella as in all measurements in this booklet)Found in every kind of aquatic habitat .species of this genus are the most likely green swimming cells to be encountered.


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