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Komma caudata

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Komma caudata
Scientific classification
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Genus:
Komma

D. R. A. Hill, 1991
Species:
K. caudata
Binomial name
Komma caudata
(L. Geitler) D. R. A. Hill
Synonyms [1]

Chroomonas acuta Utermöhl, 1925

Komma caudata is a cryptomonad, and the only described species in the genus Komma, although four or five more species may exist.[2] Its cells are 4.5–5.5 μm wide by 7–10 μm long and bear two unequal flagella.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Gianfranco Novarino (2002). "Phylum Cryptophyta". In D. M. John; Brian A. Whitton; Alan J. Brook (eds.). The freshwater algal flora of the British Isles: an identification guide to freshwater and terrestrial algae, Volume 1. Cambridge University Press. pp. 180–185. ISBN 978-0-521-77051-4.
  2. ^ "Komma D.R.A.Hill, 1991: 137". AlgaeBase. National University of Ireland, Galway. July 3, 2006. Retrieved July 18, 2010.