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Euglenophyceae: Euglenales
Mastigophora: Euglenida

Trachelomonas sp.
Ehrenberg

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:


Trachelomonas sp. (T. abrupta but lorica smooth ?), lorica 30 μm long, 19 μm wide, L/W=1.6, flagellum 15 μm long, x 640, Iroha-numa (marsh), Zao mountain, Yamagata city, Yamagata Pref., Japan, July 9, 2005 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
Trachelomonas Trachelomonas Trachelomonas


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