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Euglenophyceae: Euglenales
Mastigophora: Euglenida

 Trachelomonas sp.

Trachelomonas 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:

Trachelomonas sp., lorica 35 μm long, 20 μm wide, surface smooth (or granulated ?), collar present, 4.5 μm wide, 2 μm heigh, x 640, Naruto town, Chiba Pref., Japan, September 2003 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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Lorica granulated ?
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