Trachelomonas

Euglenophyceae: Euglenales
Mastigophora: Euglenida

Trachelomonas
Ehrenberg



Genus: Euglenas in a close fitting lorica; a single long flagellum extends through small opening; lorica with or without short collar; yellow to brown (How to know the protozoa, 1979). Lorica often possesses numerous spines, composed of ferric hydroxide impregnated with brown manganic compound (Kudo, 1966).


Smooth surface
Trachelomonas, x 400, x 640, Uruguay Nov. 1999, photo by Yuuji Tsukii
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