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Euglenophyceae: Euglenales
Mastigophora: Euglenida

Trachelomonas abrupta
Swirenko, 1914

Trachelomonas Species: Lorica cylindrical (var. abrupta 22-30 x 15-19 μm and var. minor 16-20 x 10-12 μm) with semispherical ends, or elongated ellipsoidal (var. arcuata 20-30 x 14-18 μm); collar absent; surface granulated or dotted (many small and short spines) (An Illustrated Guide to Freshwater Zooplankton in Japan, 2000)
Similar species -->> T. lacustris (elongated cylindrical, dotted); T. hispida (ellipsoidal, spiny); T. allia (broad cylindrical, spiny); T. klebsii (cylindrical, spiny);


Trachelomonas abrupta Swirenko var. abrupta ?, lorica 34 μm long, 22.5 μm wide, L/W=1.5, cell body 31 μm long, 15 μm wide, L/W=2.1, x 640, No.1, Azami-ike (pond), Norikura highland, Azumi, Matsumoto city, Nagano Pref., November 4, 2007 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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Lorica 33 μm long, 24 μm wide, L/W=, a short collar present, 2 μm high, 5 μm wide, L/W=0.4, x 640
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Images of collecting locality: No.1, Azami-ike (pond), Norikura highland, Azumi, Matsumoto city, Nagano Pref., November 4, 2007 by Y. Tsukii


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