Norsk | Table of contents

Golden algae - Uroglena

Miljų - Ferskvann

Uroglena colony is remarkable with the big round mucilage form including a lot of cells. The single cell is without covering of any form (they are naked), but have two flagella and the whole colony is moving in the water.

The colonies make a fish-odour and fish-taste on the water. Uroglena is quite common in water poor of nutrients, together with Synura and Dinobryon.

Video of Uroglena.

 
Content production by Bergen University Collegen Faculty of Education. Webdesign by The Media Centre. More information about the webpage © 2006