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Chlorophyceae: Volvocales (Dunaliellales)
Volvocida: Dunaliellina: Astermonadidae

Dunaliella
Teodoresco

Dunaliella Genus: Cell body naked (without cell wall or lorica); oval or elliptical; dicentrically symmetrical; 2 equal-length flagella; chloroplast bowl-shaped or parietal plate, often colored red or orange owing to excess carotenoid pigments; stigma present in most species; 2 anterior contractile vacuoles; fresh water (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Species:


Dunaliella salina, cell body 11 μm long, 6 μm wide, x 400, x 640, July 2001 by Y. Tsukii
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cf.
D. salina (Dunal) Teodoresco: 16-24 μm long, 10-13 μm wide; broadly ovoid, ellipsoidal or cylindrical; central region sometimes constricted; bowl-shaped chloroplast (Illustrated Guide, 1985).


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