Synura is a genus of colonial chrysomonad algae covered with silica scales.Synura is characterized by its heterokont flagella, and is the most conspicuous and diverse genus of the order Synurales.
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Synura is a genus of colonial chrysomonad algae covered with silica scales.Synura is characterized by its heterokont flagella, and is the most conspicuous and diverse genus of the order Synurales.
==Description== Species of Synura form microscopic, spherical colonies, composed of multiple cells attached to each other at the center of the colony. Synura cells are variously shaped, typically spherical to pear-shaped or club-shaped. Each cell contains two plastids aligned with the long axis of the cell; they impart a distinctive golden color to the cells, which comes from chlorophyll c1 and fucoxanthin. Cells are covered with scales made of silica. Two flagella are present.
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