Chrysophyceae:
Mallomonadales (or Ochromonadales): Synuraceae
Crysomonadea: Chromulinida
Mallomonas papillosa
Harris et Bradley
Genus: Body elongated; with silicious scales and often spines; two chloroplasts rod-shaped
(Kudo, 1966).
Species:
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Mallomonas papillosa (or M. heimii or M. pediculus ?),
cell body 18 μm long, 11 μm wide,
x 640, Izumi-no-mori-koen (Fountain forest park), Yamato city, Kanagawa Pref., Japan, March 2003 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
M. litomosa: Scales very delicate, needle-like projections at both ends; flagellum as long as body;
24-32 μm long, 8 μm wide (Kudo, 1966).
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