 
 Clathrulina elegans
Clathrulina elegans
Cienkowski, 1867 (Page & Siemensma, 1991; Illustrated guide, 2000)
|  Genus:  Body fills porous siliceous envelope, a pseudopodium (axopodium) through each pore; 
on a stalk (How to know the protozoa, 1979).  
Organic capsule with polygonal pores; cell body near the capsule; colonial or single 
(Illustrated Guide, 1985). Species:
 
 | 
Similar genus -->> Hedriocystis; 
Clathrulina elegans Cienkowski ?, 
porous siliceous envelope 27 μm in diam., 
x 400, x 640, Omine-numa (pond/marsh), Omine, Minakami town (formerly Tsukiyono town), Gunma Pref., Japan, May 25, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
 31 μm
 31 μm
 63 μm
 63 μm
 94 μm; x 640
 94 μm; x 640
 
 
 
 
 
Images of collecting locality: 
No.5/6, Omine-numa (pond/marsh), Omine, Minakami town (formerly Tsukiyono town), Gunma Pref., Japan, May 25, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
 
 
 
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