Cryptomonas tetrapyrenoidosa
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| Cryptomonas tetrapyrenoidosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Pancryptista |
| Phylum: | Cryptista |
| Superclass: | Cryptomonada |
| Class: | Cryptophyceae |
| Order: | Cryptomonadales |
| Family: | Cryptomonadaceae |
| Genus: | Cryptomonas |
| Species: | C. tetrapyrenoidosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptomonas tetrapyrenoidosa Skuja, 1948 | |
Cryptomonas tetrapyrenoidosa is a species of cryptomonad alga. It has two chloroplasts, each with two pyrenoids, for a total of four [1], although this total can be six or seven. Starch granules are distributed throughout the cell [2]. The flagella are of type 1, where the shorter flagellum has a single row of mastigonemes, and the longer flagellum has two rows[3]. Two refractile bodies are located in the center of the cell.[2]
The dimensions seem to vary depending on the author. According to Clay (2015): 20–60 µm long, 10–27 µm wide, 5–17 µm depth [1]. According to Protist Information Server (2018): 16–25 µm long, 8–13 µm wide, 7–12 µm thick.[2] According to Choi et al. (2013): 16–22 µm long.[4]