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[–] EvolvedTurtle@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Hey can someone summarize this into lame man terms

What I've got is New organelle which evolved from a separate organism similar to mitochondria and it allows alga to process nitrogen

Is that right? And what does this mean for the ecosystem

[–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It means they can fertilize themselves, removing the one thing plants can't do on their own.

[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This is exactly right. The alga has one more organelle that originated as a bacterial symbiont, just like mitochondria and chloroplasts, which is super cool! The alga, Braarudosphaera bigelowii, is a coccolithophore, which is very cool by itself. They are important part of the carbon cycle. And they look supercool - they are covered in calcareous scales and this species is shaped like a dodecahedron!!! https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Braarudosphaera_bigelowii.jpg