Cryptomonad
The Cryptomonads (or Cryptophyta) are a phylum of algae,[1] most of which have chloroplasts.
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| Rhodomonas salina | |
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| Phylum: | Cryptophyta
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| Class: | Cryptophyceae
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Order Cryptomonadales | |
They are common in freshwater, and also occur in marine and brackish habitats. Each cell is around 10-50 μm in size and flattened in shape, with an anterior groove or pocket. At the edge of the pocket there are typically two slightly unequal flagella.
Some may exhibit mixotrophy,[2] using mixed sources of energy.
Cryptomonad Media
Cryptophytes under SEM
Cryptophytes under light microscope
References
- ↑ Khan H, Archibald JM. Lateral transfer of introns in the cryptophyte plastid genome. Nucleic Acids Res. 36 (9) (May 2008). p. 3043–53. doi:10.1093/nar/gkn095.
- ↑ Cryptophyta - the cryptomonads. Retrieved 2009-06-02.