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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, 15 μm wide, L/W=2.5, x 640, No.1, marsh pond at Sensho-ga-hara, near Akita-komagadake (mountain), Shizukuishi town, Iwate Pref., Japan, August 6, 2007 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
Rhabdomonas Rhabdomonas Rhabdomonas

Images of collecting locality: No.1, a marsh pond at Sensho-ga-hara, near Akita-komagadake (mountain), Shizukuishi town, Iwate Pref., Japan, August 6, 2007 by Y. Tsukii

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