Water net (Hydrodictyon reticulatum) |
![](../../../Chlorophyta/image/Hydrodictyon3018x.jpg) |
Water net (Hydrodictyon reticulatum) |
![](../../../Chlorophyta/image/Hydrodictyon_106-8.jpg) |
The light cells contain thousands of isogametes. |
![](../../../Chlorophyta/image/Hydrodictyon_133-8.jpg) |
First the cell wall becomes weak and a bubble is formed. |
![](../../../Chlorophyta/image/Hydrodictyon_97c-8.jpg) |
The bubble maybe at the tip of the cell or anywhere in the middle. |
![](../../../Chlorophyta/image/Hydrodictyon_87-8.jpg) |
The bubble bursts and the isogametes swarm out. |
![](../../../Chlorophyta/image/Hydrodictyon_186-8.jpg) |
Isogametes inside and outside of the cell. |
![](../../../Chlorophyta/image/Hydrodictyon_186-8x.jpg) |
Crop of the above image showing clearly the flagellum in one specimen . |
![](../../../Chlorophyta/image/Hydrodictyon_50c-8.jpg) |
Detail of the parietal chloroplast with net-like openings and pyrenoids. |
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Location: Lake Kemnade, Bochum-Oveney, |
Habitat: Plankton |
Date: 25.08.2013 |