Chlorovirus
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Chlorovirus, also known as Chlorella virus, is a genus of giant double-stranded DNA viruses, in the family Phycodnaviridae. This genus is found globally in freshwater environments where freshwater mic
Schematic drawing of a typical Phycodnaviridae virion (cross section and side view, not showing spike and vertex)
Ciliate
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The ciliates are a group of alveolates characterized by the presence of hair-like organelles called cilia, which are identical in structure to eukaryotic flagella, but are in general shorter and prese
Chlorovirus
…distinct strain. These algal hosts are known to establish endosymbiotic relationships with larger protists, such as Paramecium bursaria (a member of the ciliates), Acanthocystis turfacea (a centroheliozoan) and Hydra viridis (member of the hydrozoa). While an individual protist can harbour up to several hundred…
Ciliate collage
Ciliate undergoing the last processes of binary fission
Development of the Oxytricha macronuclear genome from micronuclear genome
Stentor roeselii