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Volvox

Volvox is a fresh water green algae and a member of the Chlorophyta. The picture shows a spherical volvox colony, each ball can contain hundreds, if not thousands of individual cells. The picture shows six daughter colonies inside the main colony. The main colony disintegrates and the daughter colonies are then released. Volvox is a [...]

Spirogyra Algae

Microscopic picture of the algae Spirogyra. The algae possesses a spiral shaped chloroplast, which is clearly visible in the cell.