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Valonia Ventricosa aka the "Bubble Algae" is a single cell organism and can be found in tropic and subtropic oceans around the world.
The size can get to the size of a tennis ball and sometimes even exceeding 5 cm
The Vlonia has a coenocytic structure with multiple nuclei and chloroplasts,and a large central vacuole.
The entire cell has several cytoplasmic domains with each domain having a nucleus and a few chloroplasts.
The Valonia has been studied for its unusual size and a convent subject for the transfer of water and water-soluble molecules across biological membranes.
The Bubble algae is very similar to a plant cell. Its eukaryotic and has nucleus along with organelles.
oenocytic structure- "an organism made up of a multinucleate, continuous mass of protoplasm enclosed by one cell wall, as in some algae and fungi.
Multiple nuclei- the nucleus is the main center of the cell
Chloroplasts- plastid's that contains chlorophyll in which photosynthesis takes place
Large central vacuole- The large central vacuole is a organelle that can contain water to support the cell and inorganic and organic molecules.
Some unique characteristics about the Valonia's structure is that the cell walls cellulose fibers are almost thick as the cytoplasm and are arranged in a complex structure of parallel and crossing fibers and strange fiber swirls with no known function.
Its membrane does not seem to have any aquaporines (Plumbing system)
Reproduction
The reproduction of the Valonia is both Asexual and Sexual Reproduction. The mother cell mutinculeate and makes daughter cells and the individuals rhizods to create new bubbles.
The Valonia Ventricosa has chloroplast so it can go through photosynthesis creating its own energy.
Boll, P. K. (2016, April 8). Tag Archives: Valonia ventricosa facts. Retrieved October 10, 2018, from https://earthlingnature.wordpress.com/tag/valonia-ventricosa-facts/
Valonia ventricosa. (2018, October 31). Retrieved October 31, 2018, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valonia_ventricosa