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Chrysophyceae: Ochromonadales: Dinobryaceae

Epipyxis sp.
Ehrenberg 1838
Syn.: Hyalobryon Lauterborn

Hyalobryon Genus: Solitary or colonial; individual with tubular test; young individuals are attached to the exterior of parent tests (Kudo, 1966). Loricas tubular, attached to sides of one another (How to know the protozoa, 1979).
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Hyalobryon ? or Epipyxis proteus ?, cell body μm long, μm wide, L/W=, x 640, No.5, Kashibaru marsh, Karatsu city, Saga Pref., Japan, November 2006 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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Images of collecting locality: No.5, Kashibaru marsh, Karatsu city, Saga Pref., Japan, November 22, 2006 by Y. Tsukii


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