Glaucophytes (glaucocystophytes or glaucocystids) are colorless freshwater protists containing plastids derived from primary endosymbiosis (see also entry Symbiosis ) that is, they are still surrounded by a peptidoglycane wall, which may be viewed as reminiscent of their cyanobacterial origin. Previously, these primitive plastids were also called “cyanelles.” For details, please refer to entry “ Algae (Eukaryotic) .”
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Reitner, J., Thiel, V. (2011). Glaucophytes. In: Reitner, J., Thiel, V. (eds) Encyclopedia of Geobiology. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9212-1_231
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