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Filosea: Gromiida: Paulinellidae or Glaucophyta

 Paulinella chromatophora
Lauterborn

Paulinella Genus: Test small ovoid in shape with siliceous scales in alternating transverse rows; pseudostome terminal; cell body does not fill the test completely; nucleus posterior (Kudo, 1966).
Species:

Paulinella chromatophora Lauterborn, test 27 μm long, 19 μm wide, L/W=1.4, pseudostome 4 μm wide, x 640, Banpaku memorial park, Tsukuba city, Ibaraki Pref., Japan, January 24, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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Images of collecting locality: Banpaku memorial park, Tsukuba city, Ibaraki Pref., Japan, January 24, 2006 by Y. Tsukii

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