4 cm
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Uniformly scaled by complete cell height.
Acetabularia acetabulum Cell
A representative 4 cm mermaid's wineglass alga. Its cap, stalk and rhizoid together form one enormous cell with one nucleus. Height runs from the lowest rhizoid tip to the top of the mature cap.
Dimensions
- Height
- 4 cm
- Length
- 4 cm
- Width
- 1 cm
Quick facts
- Representative height
- 4 cm
- Cells
- 1
- Nuclei
- 1, in the rhizoid
Acetabularia acetabulum Cell · Size infographic

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Sources and measurement22 References
Dimensions were cross-checked against independent sources before publication.
Measurement basis
Height runs from the lowest rhizoid tip to the top of the mature cap.