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Haptophyceae: Isochrysidales: Derepyxidaceae
Prymnesiida:

Spongomonas intestinum
(Cienkowski) Kent
Syn.: Phalansterium intestinum Cienkowski

Spongomonas Family: Two long flagella, 1-2 chloroplasts and 1-2 contractile vacuoles present (Starmach, 1985).
Genus: Cell body naked, colorless (without chloroplasts), a contractile vacuole present, colony embedded in a gelatinous matrix of various shape (Starmach, 1985).
Species: colony within a gelatinous matrix straight or curved (Starmach, 1985).


Spongomonas intestinum, cell body μm long, μm wide, x 640, Chichibu Muse Park, Chichibu city, Saitama Pref., Japan, July 2003 by Y. Tsukii
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