 
 
Chrysophyceae: 
Ochromonadales: Dinobryaceae
Epipyxis sp.
Ehrenberg 1838
Syn.: Hyalobryon Lauterborn
|  Genus: Solitary or colonial; individual with tubular test; young individuals are 
attached to the exterior of parent tests (Kudo, 1966).  
Loricas tubular, attached to sides of one another (How to know the protozoa, 1979). Species:
 | 
Similar Genus ->> Dinobryon
Hyalobryon ? or Epipyxis proteus ?, 
cell body  μm long,  μm wide, L/W=, 
x 640, No.5, Kashibaru marsh, Karatsu city, Saga Pref., Japan, November 2006 by Y. Tsukii
 31 μm
 31 μm
 63 μm
 63 μm
 94 μm; x 640
 94 μm; x 640
 
 
 
Images of collecting locality: 
No.5, Kashibaru marsh, Karatsu city, Saga Pref., Japan, November 22, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
 
 
 
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