Acetabularia is a genus of green algae in the family Polyphysaceae. [4] Typically found in subtropical waters, Acetabularia is a single-celled organism, but gigantic in size and complex in form, making it an excellent model organism for studying cell biology. [5]

Acetabularia, genus of single-celled green algae (family Polyphysaceae) found in subtropical seas. The algae are among the largest single-celled organisms and also feature an unusually large nucleus.

Acetabularia has an unusual structure by being large, unicellular and possessing features that might be considered organs —‘ roots, stems and leaves’.

2021年10月13日 · Acetabularia is a typical photoautotroph, using the energy of sunlight to synthesize carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and then using the carbohydrates as an energy source in cellular respiration and as building materials to synthesize a variety of biomolecules.

Acetabularia acetabulum is a species of green alga in the family Polyphysaceae. It is found in the Mediterranean Sea at a depth of one to two metres. [2] This alga adheres to the substrate with rhizoids (root-like processes), and these are the only part of the alga present in the winter.

Acetabularia is an interesting and attractive species of green algae. It features a lightly calcified stem that hosts a single disc like appendage. They're of few subspecies of this algae found in tropical waters worldwide, some with more pronounced cup shaped tops with varying shades of green coloration.

The various species of the genus Acetabularia are the best known members of the family Dasycladaceae because of their extensive use as research objects in the fields of developmental biology, molecular biology and cytology. These cells combine a number of unique...

Acetabularia are algae that grow in shallow waters in tropical and subtropical regions. Although an individual Acetabularia has only one nucleus throughout much of its life cycle, it is a surprisingly large and complex organism (Fig. 2.3).

Acetabularia, romantically called “the mermaid’s wineglass,” can reach a height of two to ten centimeters; yet it is a single-celled form possessing only one nucleus throughout most of its life. As shown in figure 16-10, it has a foot, a stalk, and a cap.

Acetabularia caliculus, the umbrella alga, is a species of green alga found in shallow temperate and tropical seas. It usually grows on pebbles, shells or pieces of rock, and is often found in seagrass meadows, on mudflats and coral reefs, in estuaries and growing on the submerged roots of mangroves.