What is 'euglena' ?
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Euglena is a genus of single cell flagellate eukaryotes. It is the best known and most widely studied member of the class Euglenoidea, a diverse group containing some 54 genera and at least 800 species. Species of Euglena are found in freshwater and salt water.
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Euglena is an Example of Euglenoids -
- Euglenoids is a type of Protista.
- It is mainly found in fresh water.
- They don't have cell wall.
- Instead of a cell wall they have a protein rich layer called pellicle.
- This pedicle helps in making their body flexible.
- They have the presence of two flagella.
- One pleasure is short and the other is long.
- They are photosynthetic in the presence of sunlight.
- When there is absence of sunlight they behave like heterotrophic organisms and predate on smaller organisms.
- The pigments of euglenoids are identical to those of higher organisms.
Some more characteristics of euglena -
- They are single celled eukaryotes.
- They are aquatic.
- They have flagella.
- The cells contain well defined nucleus.
- The cells also contain membrane bound organelles.
- They can reproduce a sexually or sexually by the process of cell fusion and zygote formation.
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