Pyrenoids are sub-cellular micro-compartments found in chloroplasts of many algae, and in a single group of land plants, the hornworts. Pyrenoids are...
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worldwide. The species name pyrenoidosa refers to the presence of a prominent pyrenoid within the Chlorella chloroplast. Auxenochlorella pyrenoidosa has been...
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autospores. Each cell contains a single chloroplast, a variable number of pyrenoids (including lack thereof), and from one to hundreds of flagella without...
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Chloroplast (section Pyrenoids)
Starch can also accumulate around the pyrenoids when CO2 is scarce. Pyrenoids can divide to form new pyrenoids, or be produced "de novo". Thylakoids (sometimes...
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intensely-colored green chloroplast, their flagellated cell bodies, the presence of a pyrenoid within the chloroplast, and a scale-produced thecal-wall. Species within...
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proteins and sends them out of the cell Cell wall; outer membrane of the cell Pyrenoid; center of carbon fixation Chromatophore; pigment carrying membrane structure...
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cup-shaped chloroplast, which has a single large pyrenoid where starch is formed from photosynthetic products. Pyrenoid with starch sheath is present in the posterior...
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reticulate, cup-shaped, spiral, or ribbon shaped. They have one or more pyrenoids to preserve protein and starch. The latter chlorophyll type is not known...
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of the monoplastidic species, a cellular structure called a pyrenoid is absent. The pyrenoid, which is both a food storing organ and enables a more efficient...
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accumulate within the cell from where they diffuse into the carboxysomes. Pyrenoids in algae and hornworts also act to concentrate CO2 around RuBisCO. The...
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protection techniques for shipping and storage include the application of pyrenoids[citation needed], as well as hermetic storage in sealed bags or containers...
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hydroxyproline-rich glycoproteins, a large cup-shaped chloroplast, a large pyrenoid, and an eyespot apparatus that senses light. Chlamydomonas species are...
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and traditionally has been distinguished mainly through the absence of a pyrenoid. Species of Chloromonas occupy a variety of habitats, including soil, temporary...
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the members have one or more storage bodies called pyrenoids located in the chloroplast. Pyrenoids contain protein besides starch. Some green algae may...
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of RuBisCO is densely packed into a single subcellular compartment: the pyrenoid. Carbon dioxide is concentrated in this compartment using a combination...
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cell has a single girdle-like and parietal chloroplast and two to many pyrenoids are present in each chloroplast. Reproduction in Ulothrix takes place...
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Meiosis in protists Gametic Zygotic Sporic Other Cyst Cytostome Fimbriae Extrusome Contractile vacuole Eyespot apparatus Pyrenoid Axostyle Mastigont system...
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nucleus, a single parietal chloroplast and a single pyrenoid lacking a starch sheath (or no pyrenoid at all). Reproduction occurs asexually by autospores...
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including C4 carbon fixation, crassulacean acid metabolism, and the use of pyrenoid. Rubisco side activities can lead to useless or inhibitory by-products...
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be stored as starch granules and paramylon. Paramylon is made in the pyrenoids of Euglena. The euglenoids have chlorophylls a and b and they store their...
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single chloroplast is present, filling nearly the entire cell; it lacks a pyrenoid. It is commonly used as a bioindicator species to assess the levels of...
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length and has a single cup-like chloroplast that often contains a central pyrenoid. The chloroplast can hold large amounts of β-carotene, which makes it appear...
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the filament. Cells may have either a pyrenoid (transparent structure) in each of its lobes or a single pyrenoid in the middle of the cell. The nucleus...
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become visible as slimy green mats. Spirogyra has a cell wall, nucleus, pyrenoid, and spiral chloroplasts. Spirogyra can reproduce both sexually and asexually...
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base, an eyespot, and a large cup-shaped chloroplast with at least one pyrenoid. The colonies co-ordinate their flagellar movement to create a rolling...
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11-invagination, 12-lipid globules, 13-ejectosomes, 14-mitochondrion, 15-pyrenoid, 16-Golgi apparatus, 17-endoplasmic reticulum, 18-chloroplast-endoplasmic...
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containing chloroplasts composed of thylakoids present in clusters of three. A pyrenoid protrudes from each chloroplast and is encased along with the chloroplast...
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in shape. Vegetative cells with a cup-shaped chloroplast containing one pyrenoid; a large anterior eyespot; two cilia of equal length with two contractile...
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single chloroplast which contains a central pyrenoid surrounded by grains of starch, as well as another pyrenoid (called the pseudopyrenoid) near the edge...
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single large chloroplast, 20–25 μm in diameter, each with a central pyrenoid. The pyrenoid is surrounded by several plates of starch. Many contractile vacuoles...
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