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Euglenophyceae: Euglenales
Euglenida

 Lepocinclis marssonii
Lemmermann var. marssonii

Lepocinclis Genus: Body more or less ovo-cylindrical; rigid with spirally striated pellicle; often with a short posterior spinous projection; stigma sometimes present; discoidal chromatophores (chloroplasts) numerous and marginal; paramylum bodies usually large and ring-shaped, laterally disposed; without pyrenoids; fresh water (Kudo, 1966).
Species:

Lepocinclis marssonii Lemmermann var. marssonii, cell body 35 μm long (including tail), 13 μm wide, x 640, a water reservoir (pond) near Yamaguchi university, Yamaguchi city, Yamaguchi Pref., November 21, 2004, by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
Lepocinclis marssonii Lepocinclis marssonii Lepocinclis marssonii

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