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Cryptophyceae: Cryptomonadales: Cryptomonadaceae
Cryptomonadida

Cryptomonas
Ehrenberg 1832 (Mizuno & Takahashi eds. 2000)
Ehrenberg 1838 (John et al. eds. 2002)

Family: Body truncate anteriorly; two anterior flagella; an oblique furrow near anterior region.
Genus: Elliptical body with a firm pellicle; dorsal side convex, ventral side slightly flat; "cytopharynx" with granules; two lateral chromatophores (chloroplasts) vary in color from green to blue-green, brown or rarely red; 1-3 contractile vacuoles anterior (Kudo, 1966). Cell body elongated ovoid or elliptical; cytopharynx conspicuous; three rows of ejectisome (trichocysts) (Yamagishi, 1999).
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Cryptomonas
C. platyuris
12 samples
34-50 μm
2001-2008
Cryptomonas
C. ovata
10 samples
14-44 μm
199?-2006
Cryptomonas
Cryptomonas sp.
42 x 24 μm
Omine-numa
Minakami
Gunma, 2006
Cryptomonas
Cryptomonas sp.
33 x 17 μm
Karakemi marsh
Omachi
Nagano, 2006
Cryptomonas
Cryptomonas sp.
48 x 24 μm
51 x 25 μm
Iyari marsh 1
Omachi
Nagano, 2007
Cryptomonas
Cryptomonas sp.
26 x 16 μm
near Yamaguchi Univ.
Yamaguchi, 2004
Chroomonas
Cryptomonas sp.
17 x 9 μm
Sendabori
Chiba, 2002
Cryptomonas
Cryptomonas sp.
19 x 9 μm
Watarase river
Ashikaga
Tochigi, 2004
Cryptomonas
Cryptomonas sp.
18 x 9 μm
Kurome river
Asaka
Saitama, 2004
Cryptomonas
Cryptomonas sp.
μm
Lake Biwa
Maihara
Shiga, 2003
Cryptomonas
Cryptomonas sp.
μm
Showa-machi G.P.
Showa
Saitama, 2003
Cryptomonas
Cryptomonas sp.
μm
Shishizuka
Tsuchiura
Ibaraki, 2003
Cryptomonas
Cryptomonas sp.
μm
Nishi-Urawa
Saitama, 2003
Cryptomonas
Cryptomonas sp.
μm
Kiyose river
Kiyose
Tokyo, 2004
Cryptomonas
Cryptomonas sp.
μm
Omoi river
Oyama
Tochigi, 2004
Cryptomonas
Cryptomonas sp.
μm
Ootagaya numa
Tsurugashima
Saitama, 2003
Cryptomonas
Cryptomonas sp.
μm
Tachikawa
Tokyo, 2004
Cryptomonas
Cryptomonas sp.
20 x 10 μm
Tanohara marsh
Shiga highland
Nagano, 2004
Cryptomonas
Cryptomonas sp.
17 x 8 μm
Fukizuka
Kawajima
Saitama, 2005
Cryptomonas
Cryptomonas sp.
17 x 8 μm
Kakuman-buchi
Akagi mountain
Gunma, 2005
Cryptomonas
Cryptomonas sp.
20 x 10 μm
Hachiman-numa m.
Hachimantai
Iwate, 2005
Cryptomonas
Cryptomonas sp.
23 x 12 μm
Kodanuki marsh
Fujinomiya
Shizuoka, 2005
Posterior curved
Cryptomonas
Cryptomonas sp.
35 x 18 μm
Mihashi Park
Saitama, 2002
Cryptomonas rostratiformis
C. rostratiformis
9 samples
16-24 μm
2001-2004
Cryptomonas
Cryptomonas sp. ?
cell 16-20 μm
Nishi-Urawa
Saitama, 2003
Cryptomonas
Cryptomonas sp. ?
cell 16 x 7 μm
near Yamaguchi Univ.
Yamaguchi, 2004
With pyrenoids
Cryptomonas
C. tetrapyrenoidosa ?
4 samples
cell 18-37 μm
2001-2006
Cryptomonas
Cryptomonas sp.
34 x 18 μm
2 pyrenoids ?
Kodanuki marsh
Fujinomiya
Shizuoka, 2005
Cryptomonas
Cryptomonas sp.
21 x 10 μm
18 x 9 μm
2 pyrenoids
Sendabori
Chiba, 2002
Cryptomonas
Cryptomonas sp.
20 x 8 μm
with pyrenoids ?
Iwajuku
Gunma, 2001
Cryptomonas
Cryptomonas sp.
20 x 10 μm
2 pyrenoids ?
Benten-ike
Higashi-Murayama
Tokyo, 2004
Cryptomonas
Cryptomonas sp.
21 x 12 μm
with pyrenoids
Ageo Maruyama Park
Saitama, 2002
Cryptomonas
Cryptomonas sp.
17 x 8 μm
with pyrenoids
Akigase Park
Saitama, 2002
xxxx
Cryptomonas sp.
19 x 10 μm
with pyrenoids
Aina-shinsui p.
Kawagoe
Saitama, 2005
Cryptomonas
Cryptomonas sp.
23 x 9 μm
with 1 pyrenoid
Otto-Numa
Tsuchiura
Ibaraki, 2002
Cryptomonas
Cryptomonas ?
23 x 14 μm
with pyrenoids
Koshigaya
Saitama, 2001
Cryptomonas
Cryptomonas ?
20 x 11 μm
with pyrenoids ?
Toneri Park
Tokyo, 2001
Cryptomonas
Cryptomonas ?
19 x 9 μm
with pyrenoids ?
Hirai river
Akiruno
Tokyo, 2004
Cryptomonas
Cryptomonas ?
22 x 11 μm
with pyrenoids ?
Kenmin-kenko f.m.
Koshigaya
Saitama, 2006
???
Cryptomonas
C. erosa ?
cell 25 μm
Japan, 199?
Cryptomonas
C. erosa ?
cell 19 μm
Nishi-nasuno
Tochigi, 2001
Cryptomonas
C. erosa ?
cell 14 μm
Ueno
Tokyo, 2001
Cryptomonas
Cryptomonas ?
or Chroomonas ?
cell 14 μm
Sendabori
Chiba, 2002
Cryptomonas
Cryptomonas ?
10 x 8 μm
Uruguay, 1999
Cryptomonas
Cryptomonas sp. ?
24 x 12 μm
Japan, 1998
Cryptomonas
Cryptomonas sp. ?
μm
Yamato
Kanagawa, 2003
Cryptomonas
Cryptomonas sp. ?
μm
Itakura
Gunma, 2003
xxxx
Cryptomonas sp. ?
μm
Mizuko
Fujimi
Saitama, 2003
Cryptomonas
Cryptomonas sp. ?
19 x 9 μm
Omotsubo marsh
Tetta-cho
Okayama, 2004
Cryptomonas
Cryptomonas sp. ?
22 x 14 μm
Okubo Ryoke
Akigase park
Saitama, 2005
Cryptomonas
Cryptomonas sp. ?
46 x 30 μm
Watarase Wetland
Fujioka
Tochigi, 2005
Cryptomonas
Cryptomonas sp. ?
12 x 6 μm
Watarase Wetland
Fujioka
Tochigi, 2005
Cryptomonas
Cryptomonas sp. ?
23 x 9 μm
Kurome river
Asaka
Saitama, 2005
Cryptomonas
Cryptomonas sp. ?
21 x 9 μm
Oura central p.
Oura
Gunma, 2006
Cryptomonas
Cryptomonas sp. ?
22 x 11 μm
Tsutsuji-ga-oka p.
Tatebayashi
Gunma, 2006
Cryptomonas
Cryptomonas sp. ?
21 x 9 μm
Itakura central p.
Itakura
Gunma, 2006
Similar genus -->> Chroomonas; Chilomonas;

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