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Glaucocystis (Cyanophyceae)

 

Glaucocystis nostochinearum
Chromophores contain chlorophyll a only, and are thought to be cyanobacteria contained within cellulose cell walls. In this example four eucaryotic cells are contained within the expanded wall of the previous generation. Modified from image posted online.

 

Glaucocystis nostochinearum from algae culture Göttingen (SAG), http://sagdb.uni-goettingen.de/detailedList.php?str_number=45.88, illustrating cyanelles and mucilaginous sheath. Scale bar indicates 10 µm.
Photograph is a multi-layer image by © Wolfgang Bettighofer posted online

 

 

Glaucocystis nostochinearum isolated from a pool at Cambridge, England, in the Culture Collection of Algae, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. Modified from image posted online

 

Glaucocystis nostochinearum isolated from a pool at Cambridge, England, in the Culture Collection of Algae, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. Modified from image posted online

 

 

Glaucystis sp.
Modified from image posted online

 

 

Glaucocystis nostochinearum
Image posted online

 

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