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Do euglenas have pellicles

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12y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

Euglena has a stiff, yet still somewhat flexible, pellicle underneath the cell membrane that helps maintain the shape of the cell. The pellicle consists of a protein layer that is organized in strips that spiral around the long axis of the cell and is underlain by a series of microtubules (http://tolweb.org/Euglenida/97461).



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