Their elegant, twisting shapes make them look intriguingly plantlike. |
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Although they do not have symbiotic algae, they consume plantlike flagellates, sequester the organelles that contain the plant pigments, and use them for photosynthesis. |
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Chlamydomonas, genus of green biflagellated single-celled organisms of disputed classification, placed botanically in the green algal order, Volvocales, and zoologically in the plantlike protozoan order, Volvocida. |
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At the base of the food web are phytoplankton, or tiny plants and plantlike organisms that drift through the ocean. |
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The plantlike result of a symbiotic association between algae and fungi, usnea lichen is an important and versatile natural medicine that demands a place in these pages. |
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