Water net (Hydrodictyon reticulatum) |
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Water net (Hydrodictyon reticulatum) |
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The light cells contain thousands of isogametes. |
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First the cell wall becomes weak and a bubble is formed. |
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The bubble maybe at the tip of the cell or anywhere in the middle. |
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The bubble bursts and the isogametes swarm out. |
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Isogametes inside and outside of the cell. |
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Crop of the above image showing clearly the flagellum in one specimen . |
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Detail of the parietal chloroplast with net-like openings and pyrenoids. |
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Location: Lake Kemnade, Bochum-Oveney, |
Habitat: Plankton |
Date: 25.08.2013 |