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Euglenophyceae: Euglenales
Mastigophora: Euglenida

 Trachelomonas crispa
Balech

Trachelomonas crispa Species: Lorica cylindrical, anterior end rounded, posterior end conically tapering into a stout projection; lateral sides nearly straight or slightly swelled; flagellum apertures with a low collar having a circle of spines; wall covered with short spines; 36-40 μm long, 16-18.5 μm wide (Photomicrographs of the Fresh-water Algae, vol.6, 1987).

Trachelomonas crispa Balech (var. crispa ?), lorica 34 μm long, 15 μm wide, spines about 1.5 μm long, x 640, rice field, Kamishiro, Hakuba village, Nagano Pref., Japan, October 3, 2004 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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