Light micrograph of Pyrocystis lunula, an algae, showig chlorophyll, the pigments necessary for the process of photosynthesis, appearing red under ult

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Light micrograph of Pyrocystis lunula, an algae, showig chlorophyll, the pigments necessary for the process of photosynthesis, appearing red under ultraviolet light. Chlorophyll is stored in cells called chloroplasts, which in this species are comparatively small.

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Photo credit: © JAN HINSCH/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: alga, algae, algal, botany, chlorophyll, fluorescence, green, light, lunula, micrograph, nature, plant, pyrocystis