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Kevin Shreder <kshreder at znet.com> writes:
> Does anyone know what the largest cell on Earth is? Is it an ovum, nerve cell or a microbe?
> Also what species does it belong to?
>> Please email me with any answers you might have.
>> Thanks
> Kevin Shreder, Ph.D.
>kshreder at ucsd.edu
There are fungi which grow very large. These are single cells, though
multi-nucleated hyphae. It does fit the definition of a single cell.
The largest I remember hearing about covered many acres.
Michael Benedik
Department of Biochemical Sciences
University of Houston
benedik at uh.edu
