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Cell of the cyanobacteria Oscillatoria 



Diagram of Oscillatoria cell and carboxysome elements (after    )

Oscillatoria amena is a filamentous cyanobacterium, named for its oscillating movement in seeking light sources.      

References:


Taylor, E.L., T.N. Taylor, and M. Krings  2009. Paleobotany: The Biology and Evolution of Fossil Plants. New York, Academic Press.
 

    

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