Acanthocystis turfacea
Carter, 1863
Genus: Free-living; skeleton with or without coat; cuirass made of scales and of the basal part
of the spicules; coat indistinguishable (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Siliceous scales arranged tangentially and radiating siliceous spines with pointed or
bifurcated ends; (Kudo, 1966).
Species: Body contains zoochlorellae; long & short glassy spicules
(How to know the protozoa, 1979).
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Acanthocystis turfacea Carter,
cell body spherical, 78 μm in diam., ciliceous spines with bifurcated ends,
long spines 42 μm long, short spines 12 μm long,
x 400, x 640, Karakemi marsh, Yasaka, Omachi city (formerly Yasaka village), Nagano Pref., Japan, May 8, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
50 μm
100 μm
150 μm; x 400 :
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Images of collecting locality:
Karakemi marsh, Yasaka, Omachi city (formerly Yasaka village), Nagano Pref., Japan, May 8, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
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