|  Species: 
Cell body ovoidal or elongated ellipsoidal, both ends rounded, 42-58 μm long, 
12-18 μm wide; euglenoid movement rare; 
10-16 chloroplasts saucer-shaped with wavy margin, 
 a pyrenoid covered with paramylon sheath located at the center; 
locomotive flagellum half of the cell body; nucleus ellipsoidal, 12 x 10; 
eyespot (stigma) 5 μm long 
(An Illustrated Guide to Freshwater Zooplankton in Japan, 2000). |