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Chilomonas (kai-low-moan-ass), one of the two genera of cryptomonad flagellates which do not have chloroplasts. There are two flagella which insert into a groove which opens subapically (the dent near the front of the cell is where is opens). Cytoplasm with large numbers of polysaccharide granules. Differential Interference Contrast.
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- Cellular
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Cryptophyceae
- Cryptomonadales
- Cryptomonadaceae
- Cryptomonas
- Cryptomonas paramecium
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