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 • Taxonomy (ITIS)

   Kingdom    Plantae
      Division    Cryptophycophyta
         Class    Cryptophyceae
            Order    Cryptomonadales
               Family    Cryptomonadaceae
                  Genus    Chilomonas

 • Taxonomy (NCBI)
   Superkingdom    Eukaryota
      Class    Cryptophyta
           Family    Cryptomonadaceae
              Genus    Chilomonas

 • Length: 20 mm

 • Description:

    Chilomonas is a cryptomonad flagellate. It does not have chloroplasts, but cytoplasm includes numerous polysaccharide granules.

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