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Chrysophyceae: Mallomonadales (or Ochromonadales): Synuraceae
Crysomonadea: Chromulinida

 Mallomonas sp.
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Mallomonas Genus: Body elongated; with silicious scales and often spines; two chloroplasts rod-shaped (Kudo, 1966).
Species:

Mallomonas sp., cell body 18 μm long, 14 μm wide, x 640, Omoi river, Oyama city, Tochigi Pref., Japan, February 8, 2004 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
Mallomonas Mallomonas Mallomonas

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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