portrait eyespot

Description:

Chlamydomonas (clam-ee-doe-moan-ass), a solitary volvocid (flagellated green algal cell). Cell surrounded by a cellulosic wall, with two similar flagella emerging from near the apex. The photosynthetic pigments are located within a cup-shaped chloroplast which has a large pyrenoid with associated polysaccharide materials located posteriorly. The nucleus is located within the cup. This image shows the small red eyespot (orange colour here) and one anterior contractile vacuole. Differential interference contrast.