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Euglenophyceae: Euglenales
Mastigophora: Euglenida

Trachelomonas granulosa
Playfair

Trachelomonas Genus: Euglenas in a close fitting lorica; a single long flagellum extends through small opening; lorica with or without short collar; yellow to brown (How to know the protozoa, 1979). Lorica often possesses numerous spines, composed of ferric hydroxide impregnated with brown manganic compound (Kudo, 1966).
Species: Lorica broad ellipsoidal, 17-26 μm long, 13-22 μm wide; collar absent or short cylindrical; surface granulated (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).


Trachelomonas granulosa Playfair ?, lorica ovoid or broad ellipsoidal (anterior half broader than posterior one), surface granulated with small spines, 25 μm long, 21 μm wide, collar absent, x 640, wetland, near Town Hall, Shobu town, Saitama Pref., Japan, June 27, 2004 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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