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Euglenophyceae: Euglenales
Euglenida:

Strombomonas fusiformis
Deflandre

Strombomonas Genus: Lorica has constricted neck instead of collar; lorica smooth; many species (How to know the protozoa, 1979).
Species: Lorica fusiform, collar cylindrical, 65-75 μm long, 20-22 μm wide, surface dotted (Illustrations of the Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Similar genus -->> Trachelomonas;

Strombomonas fusiformis, lorica 66 μm long, μm wide, x 400, x 640, Uruguay, November 1999, photo by Yuuji Tsukii
scale 50 μm scale 100 μm scale 150 μm; x 400 : scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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Trachelomonas fusiformis Deflandre (Syn.: Strombomonas molesta Deflandre): Lorica fusiform, collar cylindrical, 65-75 μm long, 20-22 μm wide, surface dotted (Illustrations of the Fresh-water Algae, 1977).

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