The smallest green algae in freshwater. (IMAGE)

University of Tokyo

The smallest green algae in freshwater.

Caption

This microscopic fluorescent image of a Medakamo hakoo shows a chloroplast (red), a nucleus (green) and a cytoplasm (blue) in the alga’s cell. The white scale bar indicates 500 nanometers (0.0005 millimeters).

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2023 Tsuneyoshi Kuroiwa

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