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Scientific Name: Cryptomonas sp. Ehrenberg, 1831
Photo: Joe Thatcher (flickr)
Classification:
Kingdom: Chromista
Phylum: Cryptophyta
Class: Cryptophyceae
Order: Cryptomonadales
Family: Cryptomonadaceae
Description:
The cells are flattened and oval-shaped, relatively large with an average size of 40 µm. They possess two flagella, one shorter and curled while the other longer and straight, both attached at one end of the cell. Chromatophores are present. Reproduction occurs without mitosis, and sexual reproduction has not been observed.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Inhabits freshwater aquatic systems.
Environment:
Freshwater, Brackish, Marine
Main References:
Rahman AKA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondoker M (2009) Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 24. Marine Fishes. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 485 p.
Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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