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Description:
Palmodictyon (palm-o-dick-tea-on) is a branching green alga in which coccoid cells are located within a mucus-like branching structure. The mucoid matrix develops a pink colour with age. The cells divide within the matrix and leave vacated cell walls behind. Filaments at low magnification. Phase contrast.
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- Life (creatures)
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Archaeplastida (plants)
- Chloroplastida (green plants)
- Chlorophyta (chlorophytes)
- Chlorophyceae
- Sphaeropleales
- Radiococcaceae
- Palmodictyon
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