2-celled colony

Description:

Chroococcus turgidus, (Cyanobacteria, Chroococales), from Lake Kinneret pelagic waters, April 2006, showing 2 daughter cells after division by simple binary fission – as characteristic for most Chroococcales species. This species is common in the plankton of Lake Kinneret throughout the year. Usually there are 2 – 8 cells in a colony. Clearly delimited colorless mucilaginous envelopes surround the individual cells following their contours, and the entire colony. Cell diameter: 8 – 11 µm.