Euglenophyceae:
Euglenales
Mastigophora: Euglenida: Euglenina
Euglena tripteris
(Dujardin) Klebs, 1883
Species: 70-120 μm long,
12-16 μm wide; elongate;
three-ridged, rounded anteriorly and drawn out posteriorly;
pellicle longitudinally striated; discoid chloroplasts numerous; two
rod-shaped paramylon (paramylum) bodies (Kudo, 1966).
90-100 μm long;
body twisted, with three longitudinal ridges (How to know the protozoa, 1979).
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Euglena tripteris (Dujardin) Klebs 1883 (or E. oxyuris ?),
cell body 110 μm long, 12 μm wide,
x 640, Mizuko-kaizuka park, Fujimi city, Saitama Pref., Japan, May 9, 2004 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Euglena tripteris (Dujardin) Klebs ??,
cell body 100 μm long, 11 μm wide,
x 640, Mizuko-kaizuka park, Fujimi city, Saitama Pref., Japan, May 9, 2004 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
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