The cryptomonads are a group of algae and colorless flagellates, most of which have plastids. They are traditionally considered a division of algae among phycologists, under the name of Cryptophyta. T
Rhodomonas salina CCMP 322
Cryptophytes under light microscope
Algae are any of a large and diverse group of photosynthetic organisms. It excludes the land plants. Such organisms range from microscopic unicellular microalgae to seaweeds, multicellular macroalgae
Cryptomonad
…The cryptomonads (sometimes called cryptophytes) are a group of algae and colorless flagellates, most of which have plastids. They are traditionally considered a division of algae among phycologists, under the name of…
Marine algae growing on the sea bed in shallow waters
Freshwater microscopic unicellular and colonial algae
False-color scanning electron micrograph of the unicellular coccolithophore Gephyrocapsa oceanica
The kelp forest exhibit at the Monterey Bay Aquarium: A three-dimensional, multicellular thallus