Conjugadophytes. Conjugated. Vegetables, plants. Vegetal kingdom. Flora.

Nature of Aragon > Flora

They are free single-celled organisms that sometimes appear forming chains or filaments, which reproduce by conjugation, bringing two filaments together and forming a copulatory tube through which gametes are exchanged.

They do not have flagella at any stage of their life, which is why they have also been designated by the name Acontas.

They have various shapes, some are cylindrical of more or less length, others are fusiform, stellate, lobed, and others are made up of two halves, thecas, separated by a girdle, except in their central part.

The cell membrane is made of cellulose rich in pectose, partially methylated polygalacturonic acid, combined with calcium; It may present pores, stings, laciniae, etc.
Sometimes it is surrounded by a munilaginous secretion related to the translational movements of the individual.

They have a single, well-differentiated, haploid nucleus, generally located in the center of the cell, whether it is simple or made up of two halves, the latter being found in the center of the girdle.

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