Prochloron – MicrobeWiki

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Species of the Prochloron genus are oxyphotobacteria, or oxygenic photosynthetic prokaryotes. They are most prominent in tropical waters as symbionts with ascidians, commonly known as sea squirts. These organisms’ unique photosynthetic morphology make them interesting to scientists who study the evolution of the features in photosynthesizers.

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