Acanthocystis turfacea
Carter, 1863
Genus: Free-living; skeleton with or without coat; cuirass made of scales and of the basal part
of the spicules; coat indistinguishable (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Siliceous scales arranged tangentially and radiating siliceous spines with pointed or
bifurcated ends; (Kudo, 1966).
Species: Body contains zoochlorellae; long & short glassy spicules
(How to know the protozoa, 1979).
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Other endosymbioses
Acanthocystis turfacea Carter,
cell body 57 μm in diam., dichotonous projections up to 35 μm long, algal endosymbionts present,
x 640, No.2, Nozomiko (Lake Nozomi), Myoko-kogen (Myoko highland), Iiyama city, Nagano Pref., Japan, April 26, 2007 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Images of collecting locality:
No.2, Nozomiko (Lake Nozomi), Madarao highland, Iiyama city, Nagano Pref., Japan, April 26, 2007 by Y. Tsukii
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