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Microbody-like organelles occur in the cytoplasm of two chloromonadophycean algae,Vacuolaria virescens Cienkowsky andGonyostomum semen Diesing. Microbodies ofVacuolaria andGonyostomum have a granular matrix which lacks a crystalloid core; they are often present in close association with elements of the endoplasmic reticulum. The occurrence of microbodies in other algae is briefly reviewed.
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Heywood, P. Occurrence of microbodies in chloromonadophycean algae. Arch. Microbiol. 99, 265–269 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00696241
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