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Tetraselmis (tet-ra-sell-miss) is a small green flagellate, one of the prasinophytes,. Four flagella inserting into an anterior pocket. Prasinophytes are very common in marine ecosystems and make a major contribution to marine photosynthesis. Red region is the stigma or eyespot. Differential interference contrast.
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- Life (creatures)
- Cellular (cellular organisms)
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Archaeplastida (plants)
- Chloroplastida (green plants)
- Chlorophyta (chlorophytes)
- Chlorodendrophyceae
- Chlorodendrales
- Chlorodendraceae
- Tetraselmis
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- David Patterson, Linda Amaral Zettler and Virginia Edgcomb
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