Cyanophora Agardh
	From Greek kyanos, "blue" + phoras, "bearing"
	This flagellated, unicellular organism is a member of the group known as the glaucophytes. The glaucophytes, or glaucocystophytes, are freshwater microalgae that contain blue-green plastids called cyanelles. These plastids are very different from the plastids of other algae, and are very similar to unicellular cyanobacteria. The cyanelles formed from a primary endosymbiotic event where a small cyanobacterium was engulfed by a larger organism. The plastid wall structure, pigment composition, DNA sequencing, and other characteristics all provide evidence for this event.   Each cell has two flagella of unequal lengths. One flagellum protrudes forward from the cell apex, while the other emerges from this same location but instead points towards the posterior portion of the cell. Each cell usually has two rounded plastids. The cells can swim away from bright lights using photoreceptors in the plastids.     Cyanophora reproduces by dividing longitudinally into two daughter cells.
	The cell on the left has started to divide (note 2 cyanelles), while the cell on the right still has only a single cyanelle.