Euglenophyceae:
Euglenales
Mastigophora: Euglenida
Trachelomonas hispida
(Perty) Stein var. hispida
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. allia (broad cylindrical, spiny);
T. klebsii (cylindrical, spiny);
T. abrupta (cylindrical/ellipsoidal, dotted);
Trachelomonas hispida (Perty) Stein var. hispida,
lorica 33 μm long, 26 μm wide, L/W=1.3,
covered with short spines 1 μm long, collar absent,
x 640, No.2, Nozomiko (Lake Nozomi), Myoko-kogen (Myoko highland), Iiyama city, Nagano Pref., Japan, April 26, 2007 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Images of collecting locality:
No.2, Nozomiko (Lake Nozomi), Madarao highland, Iiyama city, Nagano Pref., Japan, April 26, 2007 by Y. Tsukii
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