Pediastrum boryanum green algae. Phase contrast light micrograph of a colony of Pediastrum boryanum green algae. Common components of freshwater plank

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Pediastrum boryanum green algae. Phase contrast light micrograph of a colony of Pediastrum boryanum green algae. Common components of freshwater plankton, these algae form flat, disc-like colonies of a fixed number of cells, all of which respond as an integrated whole. Each individual Pediastrum cell can form a complete new colony, enabling rapid reproduction.

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