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:
Cell body oval, 8-12 μm long; flagella 2 to 3 times as long;
colony about 50 μm high; fresh water (Kudo, 1966).
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