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DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

 

Scenedesmus

Critter of the Week!
Scenedesmus
Division Chlorophyta

Scenedesmus is a non-motile, colonial green alga composed of usually 2 or 4 cells. Each elliptical cell has a parietal chlroplast with one pyrenoid. The end cells have 2 long spines that protrude from the outer corners

 

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