Euglena gracilis is a freshwater species of euglenid, a microscopic type of algae in the genus Euglena. It carries secondary chloroplasts and is a mixotroph, able to feed either by photosynthesis or by phagocytosis. Its highly flexible cell surface lets it change shape from a thin cell up to 100 micrometers long to a sphere of about 20 micrometers, and it moves by swimming with its flagella or by a distinctive gliding motion across surfaces called euglenoid movement. It has been used extensively in laboratories as a model organism for studying cell biology and biochemistry.
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Source Wikidata: Euglena Gracilis
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1. Wikipedia: Euglena gracilis
Wikipedia- Wikidata Q309852 (P225 taxon name)
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E. gracilis has been used extensively in the laboratory as a model organism, particularly for studying cell biology and biochemistry.
In Biome: Freshwater, Lead section
Euglena gracilis is a freshwater species of euglenid, a microscopic type of algae, in the genus Euglena.
View the Source 2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
3. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Euglena gracilis
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 7465722, category fieldQuote, GBIF taxon key 7465722, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Wikidata: Euglena Gracilis
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