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Euglenophyceae: Euglenales
Mastigophora: Euglenida

Phacus obolus
Pochmann

Phacus obolus Genus: Highly flattened; pellicle firm; body form constant (Kudo, 1966). Chloroplasts small, discoid, pyrenoids usually absent; most species flat and leaf-shaped; often with ridges or fins running helically or longitudinally (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
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Phacus obolus Pochmann, cell body 37 μm long, 22 μm wide, x 640, Shiba river, near Owada Park, Saitama city, Saitama Pref., Japan, April 3, 2005 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
Phacus obolus Phacus obolus


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