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Green Seaweed (Enteromorpha)

Caption: The seaweed, Enteromorpha, reproduces by releasing motile zoospores which settle on surfaces and develop into new plants. Above, zoospores (red) attach to a biofilm of bacteria in response to signal molecules released by the bacteria (blue).

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