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Euglenophyceae: Euglenales
Mastigophora: Euglenida

Phacus inflatus
Playfair var. pterophora Skuja

Phacus inflatus Genus: Highly flattened; pellicle firm; body form constant (Kudo, 1966). Chloroplasts small, discoid, pyrenoids usually absent; most species flat and leaf-shaped; often with ridges or fins running helically or longitudinally (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
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Phacus inflatus Playfair, cell body 31 μm long, 26.5 μm wide, x 640, Akigase Park, Saitama city, Saitama Pref., Japan, March 2002 by Y. Tsukii
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