Pleurotaenium ovatum desmid dividing. Light micrograph of a Pleurotaenium ovatum desmid reproducing by cell division, with two identical daughter cell


Pleurotaenium ovatum desmid dividing. Light micrograph of a Pleurotaenium ovatum desmid reproducing by cell division, with two identical daughter cells arising from the partitioned parent cell. Desmids are a common group of freshwater single-celled algae that have intricate cell walls.


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