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Euglenophyceae: Euglenales
Mastigophora: Euglenida

Trachelomonas volvocina
Ehrenberg 1833

Trachelomonas volvocina 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 10-20 μm diam. (How to know the protozoa, 1979). Lorica spherical, no collar, smooth; 16-20 μm diam. (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Similar species --> > T. globularis;


Trachelomonas volvocina Ehrenberg, lorica 23 μm long, 22 μm wide, L/W=, collar absent, x 640, a pond near the entrance of climbing route to Omine mountain, Minakami town (formerly Tsukiyono town), Gunma Pref., Japan, May 25, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
Trachelomonas Trachelomonas

Images of collecting locality: a pond near the entrance of climbing route to Omine mountain, Minakami town (formerly Tsukiyono town), Gunma Pref., Japan, May 25, 2006 by Y. Tsukii


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