- During reproduction in Trachelomonas,
one or two daughter cells emerge from the parental lorica and
subsequently develop their own.
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- Euglenoids usually reproduce asexually by
dividing longitudinally from apex to base and therefore appear
"two-headed" until cytokinesis is complete. The chromosomes
of euglenoids are permanently condensed and can often be seen
with light microscopy. Before cell division begins, the number
of pellicle strips doubles so that the pellicle of each daughter
cell will be made up of half of the new and half of the old strips.
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- Like some other euglenoids, Trachelomonas
has been known to form resting cysts under unfavorable conditions.
Reproductive cysts continue to undergo cell division.
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