Micromonas Manton and Park , 1960 2-keto-su

Description

prasinoph Extremely small flagellate with single emergent flagellum , single parietal chloroplast and single Eyespot absent. Cells naked. The ontaining part of the flagellum very the central pair of microtubules extends ng thin whip. This is usually visible only in ron microscope . Healthy cells swim ith the short stub-like part of the directed backwards. 01e species . See d Parke (1960) . s pusil/a (Butcher) Manton and Parke , . 15). One of the smallest known es , 1-3 Jlm long . Distributed in all seas and y numerous. May readily be mistaken for a but the stubby flagellum is istic in moving cells. Non-moving. cells y be identified in the light microscope .

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prasinoph
Extremely small flagellate with single emergent
flagellum , single parietal chloroplast and single
Eyespot absent. Cells naked. The
ontaining part of the flagellum very
the central pair of microtubules extends
ng thin whip. This is usually visible only in
ron microscope . Healthy cells swim
ith the short stub-like part of the
directed backwards. 01e species . See
d Parke (1960) .
s pusil/a (Butcher) Manton and Parke ,
. 15). One of the smallest known
es , 1-3 Jlm long . Distributed in all seas and
y numerous. May readily be mistaken for a
but the stubby flagellum is
istic in moving cells. Non-moving. cells
y be identified in the light microscope .