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Euglenophyceae: Euglenales
Euglenida

Lepocinclis teres
(Schmitz) Francé

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).
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Lepocinclis teres (Schmitz) Francé ?, cell body 24 μm long, 14 μm wide, x 640, wetland, near Town Hall, Shobu town, Saitama Pref., Japan, June 27, 2004 by Y. Tsukii
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Lepocinclis Lepocinclis
A dividing cell
Lepocinclis Lepocinclis


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