Euglenophyceae:
Euglenales
Mastigophora: Euglenida
Trachelomonas sp.
Ehrenberg
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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Trachelomonas sp. (similar to T. horrida but lorica large, spines restricted at both ends ),
lorica 50 μm long, 36 μm wide (excluding spines, 4 μm long), L/W=1.4,
collar absent,
x 640, No.4, Iyari marsh, Omachi city, Nagano Pref., Japan, June 4, 2007 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
lorica 50 μm long, 37 μm wide, (excluding spines, 4 μm long), L/W=1.4, x 640
Images of collecting locality:
No.4, Iyari marsh, Omachi city, Nagano Pref., Japan, June 4, 2007 by Y. Tsukii
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