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Heterocyst (intercalary, Nostoc sp.)

Heterocyst (intercalary, Nostoc sp.)

Heterocyst (intercalary, Nostoc sp.) - Editable icon of a nostoc sp. intercalary heterocyst as a chain of oval cyanobacterial cells with a thick cell wall and inner cytoplasm with organelles
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