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species are relatively small in size, measuring at about 6-14 by 3-6 ÎĽm and green in colour due to the presence of chlorophyll a and b. These green algae are elliptical to globular. Their cell wall varies in thickness, from about 40-100 nm, and the cup-shaped chloroplast makes up about half of
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