The 6 Largest Single Cell Organisms

When you picture a single cell, you probably imagine something super tiny that you had to look at through a microscope. But, there are some huge exceptions to this rule. And we really do mean huge! Join Michael Aranda and learn about some wild single-celled organisms in this episode of SciShow!

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Stentor coeruleus
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Gromia sphaerica
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0967-0645(99...
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2008.10...
https://doi.org/10.1186/s41200-019-01...
Spiculosiphon oceana
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26312...
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2...
Valonia ventricosa
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-11...
https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.1958.0011
https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.1937.0011
https://doi.org/10.1038/225760a0
https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.1932.0005
Acetabularia
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Caulerpa
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen....
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https://doi.org/10.1086/702758
https://doi.org/10.2307/1311764
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