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Gonium

Mastigophora: Flagellates that Move with a Whip

The Gonium is part of the Phylum Mastigophora. View more Mastigophora here.

Gonium

Gonium are colonial flagellates. The colony measures about 90 microns across. Colonies have 4, 6, 8, 16, or 32 cells. Shown is a 16 cell colony. Individual cells resemble Chlamydomonas as each cell has two flagella, an eye spot and a chloroplast.

Gonium make food from sunlight, favor water with high organic content and are readily available from science supply companies.