Division: Cryptophyta
Cryptomonas

The cryptomonads are part of plankton and fluctuations are correlated with increases in nitrogenous content of the water in which they occur. They measure 5 - 30 microns in size. In some species the cells form gelatinous colonies.



Credit: Algae Collection at University of Montreal. http://megasun.bch.umontreal.ca/protists/

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