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Chlamydomonas (green algae) SEM image
SEM image of the green algae Chlamydomonas (image: Dartmouth Electron Microscope Facility.)
Chlamydomonas
is a genus of present-day green algae (Chlorophyta) found in
stagnant water, damp soil, fresh water, seawater, and snow. It belongs
to the Kingdom Viridiplantae, the division Chlorophyta, the
class Chlorophyceae, the order Volvocales, and the family
Chlamydomonodaceae.
Chlamydomonas has the form of unicellular flagellates. A typical cell is 5-7 microns in diameter, not including flagellates.
This scanning electron microscope (SEM) image from the Dartmouth Microscope Facility shows detail of a small group of ovoid-shaped Chlamydomonas cells with pairs of rod-like flagellates.
References:
A Falciatore, L Merendino, F Barneche, M Ceol, R Meskauskiene, K Apel, JD Rochaix. 2005. Genes & Development 19:176-187
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