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Euglenophyceae: Rhabdomonadales
Euglenida:

Astasia kathemerios
Skuja

Astasia Genus: Only 1 flagellum emergent from canal, colourless; eyespot absent; cell body fusiform or elongated, plastic, with pronounced euglenoid movement; many species, mostly freshwater (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Species:


Astasia, cell body 48 μm long, 10 μm wide, x 640, Ushidome-ike (pond), Norikura highland, Azumi village, Nagano Pref., Japan, May 28, 2005 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
Astasia Astasia


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