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Euglenophyceae

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Euglenophyceae (ICNafp, proposed as a class) or Euglenea (ICZN, proposed as a class) is an unranked clade of single-celled algae belonging to the phylum Euglenozoa. They have chloroplasts originated from an event of secondary endosymbiosis with a green alga. They are distinguished from other algae by the presence of paramylon as a storage product and three membranes surrounding each chloroplast.

Species

ユーグレナ藻/ミドリムシ藻綱

CLASS

  1. KingdomProtozoa
  2. PhylumEuglenozoa
  3. ClassEuglenoidea
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater

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Euglenophyceae
taxon rank
class
taxon name
Euglenophyceae
different from
Euglenoidea
taxon common name
ミドリムシ藻綱
taxon synonym of
Euglenoidea
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Euglenophyceae (ICNafp, proposed as a class) or Euglenea (ICZN, proposed as a class) is an unranked clade of single-celled algae belonging to the phylum Euglenozoa. They have chloroplasts originated from an event of secondary endosymbiosis with a green alga. They are distinguished from other algae by the presence of paramylon as a storage product and three membranes surrounding each chloroplast.

== Description ==

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