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 elongated cylindrical, covered with short spines, collar absent, about 24 μm long, 13 μm wide (An Illustrated Guide to Freshwater Zooplankton in Japan, 2000). |
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Images of collecting locality:
Block 3, Kashibaru marsh, Karatsu city, Saga Pref., Japan, September 9, 2008 by Y. Tsukii
