Species: Chloroplasts numerous, aggregated into an axial star-like group; trichocysts fusiform, staining violet or blue with kresylblue; cell broadly spindle-shaped (25-50 μm long, 8-14 μm wide) (Zakrys, 1986). Mucous body spindle-shaped (An illustrated guide to freshwater zooplankton in Japan, 2000).
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50 x 15-17 μm
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45 x 20 μm
Ujiie (Sakura)
Tochigi, 2001
E. stellata ?
47 x 16 μm
Sendabori
Chiba, 2002
E. stellata ?
39 x 17 μm
Uruguay, 1999
E. stellata ?
30 x 12 μm
Takasaka
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E. stellata ?
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Takasaka
Matsubushi
Saitama, 2003