Euglenophyceae:
Euglenales
Mastigophora: Euglenida
Trachelomonas cylindrica
Ehrenberg 1833 var. cylindrica (Mizuno & Takahashi eds. 2000)
(Ehrenberg) Playfair 1915 (John et al. eds. 2002)
Genus: Euglenas in a close fitting lorica; a single long flagellum extends through small opening;
lorica with or without short collar; yellow to brown (How to know the protozoa, 1979).
Lorica often possesses numerous spines, composed of ferric hydroxide impregnated with brown
manganic compound (Kudo, 1966).
Species:
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T. pulcherrima (elongated ellipsoidal, smooth);
T. lacustris (elongated cylindrical, dotted);
T. abrupta (cylindrical/ellipsoidal, dotted);
Trachelomonas cylindrica Ehrenberg 1833,
lorica cylindrical, 18 μm long, 8 μm wide,
x 640, rice field, Sano (near Minami-kamishiro railway station), Hakuba village, Nagano Pref., Japan, October 3, 2004 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
* Trachelomonas cylindrica Ehrenberg var. cylindrica:
Lorica long cylindroid, smooth, rounded at both end; collar very short or absent;
15-20 μm long,
8-10 μm diam.
(Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Trachelomonas volzii Lemmermann var. cylindracea Playfair:
Lorica pear-shaped, slightly long; collar long, thick at base;
23-24 μm long,
14-15 μm diam.
(Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Trachelomonas teres: 35 μm;
lorica ovoid, with distinct collar (How to know the protozoa, 1979).
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