ejectosome
biology
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algae
- In algae: The algal cell
Ejectosomes are structures that are analogous to ejectile organelles and are found in the class Cryptophyceae. Several classes of algae in the division Chromophyta have mucous organelles that secrete slime. Gonyostomum semen, a freshwater member of the class Raphidophyceae, has numerous mucocysts, which, when such…
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