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Image of Spongomonadida

Description:

Spongomonas - a heterotrophic flagellate. The cells are spherical and give rise to two flagella that are slightly different in length. The cells form colonies, being embedded in a common mucous matrix that is made up of small globules of orange or brown mucus. This species forms sausage-shaped colonies that are up to a millimetre in length. Phase contrast micrograph.

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A. Feng, Wie-Song and D. J. Patterson
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