Picophagea, also known asSynchromophyceae, is a class ofphotosyntheticstramenopiles.[1][3][4] The chloroplast of the Synchromophyceae are surrounded by two membranes and arranged in a way where they share the outer pair of membranes. The entire chloroplast complex is surrounded by an additional two outer membranes.[2]
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