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Euglenophyceae: Euglenales
Mastigophora: Euglenida

Trachelomonas superba
Swirenko

Trachelomonas superba 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).


Trachelomonas superba var. spinosa Prescott, lorica 50 μm long, 38 μm wide (excluding spines, 6 μm long), L/W=1.3, collar absent ?, x 640, No.3, Iyari marsh, Omachi city, Nagano Pref., Japan, June 4, 2007 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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lorica 49 μm long, 36 μm wide, (excluding spines, 4 μm long), L/W=1.4, a very short collar (about 2 &3956;m) present, x 640
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Images of collecting locality: No.3, Iyari marsh, Omachi city, Nagano Pref., Japan, June 4, 2007 by Y. Tsukii


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