Family: Two long flagella, 1-2 chloroplasts and 1-2 contractile vacuoles present
(Starmach, 1985).
Genus:
Cell body naked, colorless (without chloroplasts), a contractile vacuole present,
colony embedded in a gelatinous matrix of various shape
(Starmach, 1985).
Species:
Spongomonas sp.,
cell body about 7 μm long, 5 μm wide,
x 200, x 400, x 640, Karakemi marsh, Yasaka, Omachi city (formerly Yasaka village), Nagano Pref., Japan, May 8, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Images of collecting locality:
Karakemi marsh, Yasaka, Omachi city (formerly Yasaka village), Nagano Pref., Japan, May 8, 2006 by Y. Tsukii