Genus: Two flagella of equal length inserted close together into an anterior papilla of variable shape
usually directed anteriorly; chloroplast form variable; usually 2 contractile vacuoles;
cell division producing 2-8 zoospores; sexual reproduction usually isogamous,
anisogamy and oogamy known but rare; > 500 species, mostly fresh water (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
A large chloroplast; stigma; a single nucleus; two contractile vacuoles anterior (Kudo, 1966).
Species: |
50 μm
100 μm
150 μm; x 400 :
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Chlamydomonas sp.,
stock Cis-100, axenic culture with EM (June 24 to July 7, 2003),
cell body μm long, μm wide,
x 640, Sendabori, Matsudo City, Chiba Pref., Japan, January 2002 by Y. Tsukii
A dividing cell
Two contractile vacuoles visible
Chlamydomonas ?, stock Cis-100, axenic culture from November 18 to November 29 (2003),
cell body μm long, μm wide,
x 640, Sendabori, Matsudo City, Chiba Pref., Japan, January 2002 by Y. Tsukii
