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: Lorica broad ellipsoidal, 38-45 μm long, 30-36 μm wide (An Illustrated Guide to Freshwater Zooplankton in Japan, 2000).

T. superba 47 x 35 μm Izumo Shrine Izumo Shimane, 2006	T. superba 45 x 37 μm Junichogata Himi Toyama, 2006	T. superba 45 x 32 μm Tane-ike Togakushi highland Nagano, 2005	T. superba 38 x 31 μm Higashi-sano Hakuba Nagano, 2004
T. superba 37 x 30 μm Imou bog Toyohashi Aichi, 2004	T. superba 50 x 38 μm Iyari marsh 3 Omachi Nagano, 2007	T. superba 45 x 31 μm Lake Biwa Kusatsu Shiga, 2008	T. superba μm Kareki-numa Nikko Tochigi, 2008
T. superba ?? 30 x 24 μm Hanadate Yuri-Honjo Akita, 2008

Please click on species name for more images.

Copyright Protist Information Server