Haematococcus pluvialis, 10x
Description:
Akinets of Haematococcus pluvialis in darkfield, This algae morphes into the akinet form when environmental condictions get bad and produces the red carotenoid astaxanthin to protect itselft from the sun.
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- Life
- Cellular
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Archaeplastida (plants)
- Chloroplastida
- Chlorophyta (chlorophytes)
- Chlorophyceae
- Chlamydomonadales
- Haematococcaceae
- Haematococcus
- Haematococcus lacustris
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- Eckhard Vlcker
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