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Chrysophyceae: Ochromonadales: Dinobryaceae

 Epipyxis proteus
(Wislouch) Hilliard et Asmund

Epipyxis Genus: 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:

Epipyxis proteus (Wislouch) Hilliard et Asmund, cell body μm long, μm wide, L/W=, x 640, No.10 (Suimei-no-hotori), Kannon-numa Forest Park (pond), Shimogo town, Fukushima Pref., Japan, November 15, 2008, by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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Images of collecting locality: No.10 (Suimei-no-hotori), Kannon-numa Forest Park (pond), Shimogo town, Fukushima Pref., Japan, November 15, 2008, by Y. Tsukii

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