Comment Re:reproduces asexually (Score 1) 52

by Actinophrys on Tuesday January 08, 2002 @03:34PM (#2805262) Attached to: New Zealands's Mysterious Sponge-like Creature

All known organisms except bacteria do both asexual and sexual reproduction.

Not true. Most of the lower protozoa (things like Euglena) don't have sexual reproduction, and some animals and plants have secondarily lost it, like certain rotifers. Plus, even among organisms which do have sexual reproduction, many can reproduce asexually indefinitely.

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