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Euglenophyceae: Sphenomonadales
Euglenida: Sphenomonadida: Anisonemidae

Anisonema
Dujardin, 1841

Family: Colorless body; two flagella, one directed anteriorly and the other usually posteriorly; stigma absent.
Genus: Generally ovoid; asymmetrical; plastic or rigid; a slit-like ventral furrow; flagella at anterior end; cytopharynx long; contractile vacuole anterior; nucleus posterior (Kudo, 1966). Lightly striated; trailing flagellum longer than anterior one (How to know the protozoa, 1979).
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Cell body rigid
Anisonema
A. acinus
43 x 22 μm
Japan, 1999
Anisonema
A. acinus
35-37 x 18 μm
Japan, 199?
Anisonema
A. acinus ?
38 x 18 μm
Mihashi Park
Saitama city
Saitama, 2005
Anisonema acinus
A. acinus
35 x 19 μm
Shiroyama Park
Okegawa city
Saitama, 2006
Anisonema
A. acinus
33 x 19 μm
Daidarabotchi-ike
Iizuna-kogen
Nagano, 2003
Anisonema
A. acinus
33 x 16 μm
Nidanuma
Tsuchiyu-onsen
Fukushima, 2005
Anisonema
A. acinus
33 x 16 μm
Kashibaru marsh
Karatsu
Saga, 2008
Anisonema
A. acinus
33 x 14 μm
Kannon-numa
Shimogo
Fukushima, 2008
Anisonema acinus
A. acinus
31 x 16 μm
near Yoshino park
Mitsukaido
Ibaraki, 2006
Anisonema
A. acinus
30 x 14 μm
Japan, 1999
Anisonema
A. acinus
a dividing cell
Saitama, 1999
Anisonema acinus
A. acinus
31 x 17 μm
Shimo-muneoka
Shiki
Saitama, 2004
Anisonema
A. acinus
31 x 16 μm
Onnenai
Kushiro marsh
Hokkaido, 2005
Anisonema
A. acinus
29 μm
Ibaraki, 2000
Anisonema
A. acinus
28 x 12 μm
Kejo-numa
Furukawa
Miyagi, 2003
A. acinus
Japan, 1998
A. acinus
Japan, 1998
Anisonema
Anisonema sp.
27 x 11 μm
anterior rounded
Nagaike park
Hachioji
Tokyo, 2005
Anisonema
Anisonema sp.
27 x 17 μm
posterior rounded
Japan, 1999
Anisonema
A. acinus small v.
25 x 11 μm
Japan, 1998
Anisonema acinus
A. acinus small v.
24 x 15 μm
18 x 11 μm
Watarase Wetland
Fujioka
Tochigi, 2005
Anisonema
A. acinus small v.
24 x 11 μm
Japan, 1998
Movies
Anisonema
A. acinus small v.
21 x μm
Higusa-numa
Hikari
Chiba, 2003
Anisonema
Anisonema sp.
26 x 14 μm
posterior rounded
1999
Anisonema
A. emarginatum ?
18 x 9 μm
Japan, 199?
Cell body slightly plastic
Anisonema
Anisonema sp.
31 x 14 μm
slightly plastic
Japan, 199?
Anisonema
Anisonema sp.
26 x 14 μm
slightly plastic
Japan, 199?
Anisonema
Anisonema ??
or Retortamonas ?
20 x 8 μm
tail flag. short
Anisonema
Anisonema sp.
A. trepidum ?
23 x 11 μm
slightly plastic
Saitama, 2001
Cell body pointed at both ends
Anisonema
Anisonema sp.3
30 x 18 μm
near Yamaguchi Univ.
Yamaguchi, 2004
Anisonema
Anisonema sp.3
25 x 15 μm
Okubo Ryoke
Akigase park
Saitama, 2005
Anisonema
Anisonema sp.3
14 x 9 μm
both ends tapered
Japan, 1999
Anisonema
Anisonema sp.3
12 x 8 μm
both ends tapered
Japan, 1999

Anisonema sp.3
12 x 8 μm
both ends tapered
Japan, 2000
Anisonema
Anisonema sp.3
12 x 8 μm
both ends tapered
Japan, 199?
Anisonema
Anisonema sp.3
cell 14 x 7.5 μm
Otto-Numa
Tsuchiura
Ibaraki, 2002
??? , Anisonema or similar species
Anisonema
Anisonema sp. ?
11 x 5.5 μm
Japan, 1999
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Anisonema sp. ?
μm
Nishi-Urawa
Saitama, 2003

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