Water cluster

Water cluster
Systematics
without rank:	Rhizaria
without rank:	Cercozoa
without rank:	Imbricatea
without rank:	Spongomonadida
Genre :	Spongomonas
Type :	Water cluster
Scientific name
	Spongomonas uvella
	Stein , 1878

The water grape ( Spongomonas uvella ) is a colony-forming , unicellular eukaryote from the genus Spongomonas . The habitat of Spongomonas uvella is very clean, standing water.

features

The cells are 8 to 12 micrometers in size. The colonies are approximately 50 micrometers in size. At first they are cushion-shaped, later they straighten up and subdivide into numerous end lobes. The end pieces are each formed by an oval cell with 2 flagella. These are 2 to 3 times as long as the body.

supporting documents

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b Heinz Streble , Dieter Krauter : Life in the water drop. Microflora and microfauna of freshwater. An identification book. Franckh-Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-440-11966-2

[Wassertropfen-1] A ^b Heinz Streble , Dieter Krauter : Life in the water drop. Microflora and microfauna of freshwater. An identification book. Franckh-Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-440-11966-2