Chloroplast against the cell wall, covering approximately half of the cell width, usually containing one or a few pyrenoids.
Chloroplast a flat plate, sometimes twisted or in different planes in adjacent cells.
Chloroplast net-like, throughout cell, containing numerous pyrenoids.
Chloroplast ribbon-shaped, aligned approximately along the cell length.
Chloroplast ribbon-shaped, spiralling around the cell.
Chloroplast against the cell wall, often covering more than half the cell, containing many pyrenoids.
Chloroplasts star-shaped (asteroidal), two per cell separated by nuclear space.
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