Biology:Tetrabaena socialis

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Short description: Species of alga

Tetrabaena socialis
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Tetrabaena socialis swimming
Scientific classification edit
(unranked): Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Chlorophyceae
Order: Chlamydomonadales
Family: Tetrabaenaceae
Genus: Tetrabaena
Species:
T. socialis
Binomial name
Tetrabaena socialis
(Dujardin) H.Nozaki & M.Itoh
Synonyms
  • Cryptomonas socialis Dujardin 1841
  • Gonium sociale (Dujardin) Warming 1876
  • Tetrabaena dujardinii Fromentel 1874; heterotypic
  • Tetragonium lacustre West & G.S.West 1896; heterotypic

Tetrabaena socialis is a microscopic species of green algae and one of the simplest multicellular organisms, consisting of four cells.[1] It is a motile flagellate, possessing 2 flagella per cell.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15404012 entry