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A 'coenobium' (plural coenobia) is a colony containing a fixed number of cells, with little or no specialization. They occur in several groups of algae. The cells are often embedded in a mucilaginous matrix and may be motile or non-motile.
Examples include ''Volvox'' and its relatives, ''Scenedesmus'', ''Pediastrum'', and ''Hydrodictyon''.