Cryptomonads - Definition, Glossary, Details - Oilgae
The cryptomonads are a small group of flagellates, most of which have chloroplasts. They are common in freshwater, and also occur in marine and brackish habitats. Each cell is around 10-50 μm in size and flattened in shape, with an anterior groove or pocket. At the edge of the pocket there are typically two slightly unequal flagella - Wikipedia
Any small organism with two flagella that is considered both a protozoan and an alga (algae). Occurring in both fresh and salt water, cryptomonads contain pigments found only in red algae and blue-green algae (cyanobacteria). They sometimes live harmlessly within other organisms. Some species conduct photosynthesis. Others lack pigment-containing structures and eat organic matter, under certain conditions surviving on minerals alone - Source
Single-celled flagellate algae that have brown, red, or blue-green photosynthetic pigments in addition to chlorophyll - Source
