Euglena viridis
| Euglena viridis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Phylum: | Euglenozoa |
| Class: | Euglenoidea |
| Order: | Euglenales |
| Family: | Euglenaceae |
| Genus: | Euglena |
| Species: | E. viridis |
| Binomial name | |
| Euglena viridis (O.F.Müller) Ehrenberg | |
Euglena viridis is a freshwater, single cell, mixotroph microalgae bearing a secondary chloroplast. Their chloroplast is bounded by three layers of membrane without a nucleomorph. Normally, it is 40–65 μm long, slightly bigger than other well-known Euglena species: Euglena gracilis.
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