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From: Molecular evidence for a diverse green algal community growing in the hair of sloths and a specific association with Trichophilus welckeri(Chlorophyta, Ulvophyceae)

Figure 5

Morphology of the green alga Trichophilus welckeri found in sloth hair.(A) Trichophilus welckeri developing fronds as described in Weber-van Bosse (1887, Fig. 15) [8]. "a" refers to sporangia and "b" to empty sporangial cells from which spores have been released. (B) Trichophilus-like alga from Bradypus pygmaeus, sample S26; squash preparation of the algae growing on the hair. (C) Cells of the Trichophilus-like alga from Bradypus pygmaeus, sample S26. (D)Choloepus hoffmanni hair, sample s9 with Trichophilus-like alga growing on the hair. (E), (F) Squash preparations of the algae growing on the hair of Choloepus hoffmanni sample sB1. Scale bars in all figures 20 μm.

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