Species: Cell body lemon-shaped, slightly compressed, anterior tapered with blunt end, posterior slightly pointed; 25-51 μm long, 12-39 μm wide; locomotive flagellum 1-1.5 longer than the body; paramylon bodies ring-shaped curved along the cell periphery, usually two in number; an opening of the canal located at the anterior end; pellicle spirally striated at left hand (An Illustrated Guide to Freshwater Zooplankton in Japan, 2000).

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L. fusiformis 40 x 28 μm Izumo Shrine Izumo Shimane, 2006	L. fusiformis 26 μm Japan, 199? by H. Yoshino	L. fusiformis 31-36 x 19-24 μm Izumi 741 Namegawa Saitama, 2004	L. fusiformis 42 x 22 μm Saitama, 2001
L. fusiformis 29 μm Uruguay, 1999	L. fusiformis 32 x 19 μm near Town Hall Shobu Saitama, 2004	L. fusiformis ? μm river bank Doman-green Park Saitama, 2003	L. fusiformis 37 x 25 μm water reservoir near Yamaguchi Univ. Yamaguchi, 2004
L. fusiformis 40 x 25 μm Jizoh-bori Sannoh Park Saitama, 2005

Similar species --> L. wangi; L. steinii; L. teres;

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