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Euglenophyta

division of eukaryotes
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  • “mermaid's wine glass” algae
    algae
    / Annotated classification

    Division Euglenophyta Taxonomy is contentious. Primarily unicellular flagellates; both photosynthetic and heterotrophic. Class Euglenophyceae Chlorophylls a and b; paramylon stored outside chloroplasts; mitochondria with paddle-shaped cristae; flagella lack tubular hairs, but some with hairlike scales; pellicle covering of sliding sheets

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    Division Euglenophyta Taxonomy is contentious. Primarily unicellular flagellates; both photosynthetic and heterotrophic. Class Euglenophyceae Chlorophylls a and b; paramylon stored outside chloroplasts; mitochondria with paddle-shaped cristae; flagella lack tubular hairs, but some with hairlike scales; pellicle covering of sliding sheets

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