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Chlamydomonas (clam-ee-dough-moan-ass) iconic volvocid motile green alga, with two similar flagella inserting into the anterior end of the cell. Photosynthetic pigments include chlorophyll B which gives the cells their bright green colour. Phase contrast micrograph.
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- Life (creatures)
- Cellular (cellular organisms)
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Archaeplastida (plants)
- Chloroplastida (green plants)
- Chlorophyta (chlorophytes)
- Chlorophyceae
- Chlamydomonadales
- Chlamydomonadaceae
- Chlamydomonas
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- David Patterson and Aimlee Laderman
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