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Classification and Habitat of Euglena

Euglena is a genus of single-celled eukaryotic organisms classified as protists. They are commonly found in freshwater, saltwater, and moist soils. Euglena have an elongated cell shape, contain chloroplasts that give them a green color, and use flagella and a contractile vacuole for movement and osmoregulation.

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Classification and Habitat of Euglena

Euglena is a genus of single-celled eukaryotic organisms classified as protists. They are commonly found in freshwater, saltwater, and moist soils. Euglena have an elongated cell shape, contain chloroplasts that give them a green color, and use flagella and a contractile vacuole for movement and osmoregulation.

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Euglena:

Classification:
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Protista
Superphylum: Discoba
Phylum: Euglenoidea
Order: Euglenales
Family: Euglenaceae
Genus: Euglena

Habitat:
They are found in freshwater, saltwater, marshes and also in moist soil.
General Characters:

 Euglena has an elongated cell measuring 15-500 micrometres


 Mostly green in colour due to the presence of chlorophyll pigment
 Some of the species of euglena contain carotenoid pigments, which give it
distinct colour like red
 Euglena is unicellular having one nucleus
 Euglena lacks the cellulose cell wall present in a plant cell
 There is a presence of a flexible outer membrane known as a pellicle, which
supports the plasma membrane. The pellicle is composed of a proteinaceous
strip and supporting microtubules. The pellicle gives flexibility to the cell and an
ability to contract and change its shape
 A thin plasma membrane is present, which encloses the cytoplasm and cell
organelles
 It contains a contractile vacuole which removes excess water
 There is inward pocket near the base of flagella called a reservoir, where
contractile vacuole dispels excess water
 Various cell organelles such as mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi
bodies are present
 Some of the photosynthetic euglenoids lose their chlorophyll when they grow in
the dark and obtain nutrients heterotrophically from organic matter
 Some species of Euglena are also heterotrophs
 One or two flagella are present, which help in locomotion
 Euglena reproduces asexually by binary fission, they divide longitudinally

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