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Chlamydomonas

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Chlamydomonas is a type of green algae. They are unicellular flagellates. Chlamydomonas is used as a model organism for molecular genetics[?] and flagellar motility.

Class Chlorophyceae
Order Chalmydomonadales[?]

Common species:

Chlamydomanas reinhardtii

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