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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, cell body 24 μm long, 17 μm wide, L/W=1.4, pseudostome 3 μm wide ?, x 640, Gyodashi-sogo park (Gyoda general park), Gyoda city, Saitama Pref., Japan, March 11, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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Images of collecting locality: Gyodashi-sogo park (Gyoda general park), Gyoda city, Saitama Pref., Japan, March 11, 2006 by Y. Tsukii

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