Closterium
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| domain | Eukaryota | Closterium is a single-cell freshwater charophyte green algae shaped like a crescent moon. There are 2 identical semi-cells separated by a median narrowing, but only one central nucleus. Each chloroplast has an axial series of pyrenoids. The cell is about 0.2 mm long, with rounded tips, each ending with a vacuole containing crystalline granules. Reproduction is by binary fission and also conjugation to form a hypnozygote. The charophycean algae group is the closest unicellular relative to land plants.
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| kingdom | Plantae | |
| division | Charophyta | |
| class | Zygnemophyceae | |
| order | Desmidiales | |
| family | Closteriaceae | |
| genus | Closterium |
