<I>Volvox carteri</I> Micrograph (IMAGE)

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<I>Volvox carteri</I> Micrograph

Caption

This photomicrograph shows an adult, asexual Volvox carteri consisting of ~2,000 small cells (each with two flagella) at its surface and ~16 juveniles in the interior. Each juvenile contains ~2,000 tiny somatic cells at the surface, and ~16 large reproductive cells inside. Up to 99 percent of the volume of an adult Volvox spheroid is Extracellular Matrix.

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Armin Hallmann, University of Bielefield (Germany)

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