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Euglenophyceae: Euglenales
Euglenida

Lepocinclis wangi
Perty

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:
Similar species --> L. fusiformis; L. steinii; L. teres;


Lepocinclis wangi Perty ?, cell body 47 μm long, 28 μm wide, x 640, Mihashi Park, Saitama city (Omiya), Saitama Pref., Japan, October 2002 by Y. Tsukii
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