Abstract
Cells are obovoid to elliptical in outline, have two emergent flagella of unequal length, and are covered with bristles (Figs. 3.1A,B). The scales, which are arranged in spiral rows with their longitudinal axes positioned 60° to 90° to that of the cell, are not divided into distinct morphological types. Rather, all scales have the same basic morphology. Each scale is overlapped by the scale positioned behind it in the same spiral and by the scale(s) in the spiral row above it.
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Siver, P.A. (1991). Taxonomic Descriptions. In: The Biology of Mallomonas. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 63. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3376-0_3
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