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Euglenophyceae: Rhabdomonadales
Euglenida:

Rhabdomonas sp.
Dujardin

Rhabdomonas Genus: Emergent flagellum mobile throughout its length during swimming; colourless; no eyespot; cell body rigid; cylindrical, not flattened; canal opening subapical; paramylon and lipid abundant; fresh water (Illustrated Guide, 1985). Body rigid, cylindrical, more or less arched; pellicle longitudinally ridged; a flagellum at apex (Kudo, 1966).
Species:

Rhabdomonas sp. (or Petalomonas ?), cell body 37 μm long, 17 μm wide, L/W=, anterior flagellum 33 μm long, x 640, Japanese Skunk Cabbage marsh, Tsugaike highland (Tsugaike Natural Park), Otari village, Nagano Pref., Japan, August 11, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
Rhabdomonas Rhabdomonas Rhabdomonas

Images of collecting locality: Japanese Skunk Cabbage marsh, Tsugaike highland (Tsugaike Natural Park), Otari village, Nagano Pref., Japan, August 11, 2006 by Y. Tsukii

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