Euglenophyceae:
Euglenales
Mastigophora: Euglenida
Trachelomonas hispida
var. coronata Lemmermann
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 var. coronata Lemmermann,
lorica 36 μm long, 22 μm wide, L/W=,
collar 2 μm long,
x 640, Block 2-4, Kashibaru marsh, Karatsu city, Saga Pref., Japan, September 9, 2008 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Images of collecting locality:
Block 2-4, Kashibaru marsh, Karatsu city, Saga Pref., Japan, September 9, 2008 by Y. Tsukii
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