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Dunaliella (done-al-ee-ell-a) tertiolecta, one of the marine volvocid flagellates with two similar flagella inserted at the apex of the cell. No wall or theca. Eyespot to the right. Cup-shaped green chloroplast. Often found in salt marshes or sites of high salinity, some species in this genus produce carotenes and are farmed commercially for these compounds. Differential interference microscopy.

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