Flagellates and swimming colonies
Small green colonies
Pandorina, Eudorina, Gonium
Little swimming colonies of 4 to 32 green cells, close relatives of Volvox.
What to look for
- Gonium: a flat plate of 4 to 16 cells, tumbling as it swims.
- Pandorina: a tight ball of usually 16 cells.
- Eudorina: a looser sphere of 32 cells in a clear jelly.
Size in the field
Small at 100×; 400× shows the individual cells.
Where to find it
Ponds and ditches, often with other green flagellates.
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