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Euglenophyceae: Euglenales
Mastigophora: Euglenida

 Trachelomonas sp.

Trachelomonas 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:

Trachelomonas sp., lorica covered with mucous sheath, similar to T. mucosa Swirenko, but collar absent or very short ?, test 39 μm long, 30 μm wide, covered with gelatinous coat ?, collar absent, x 640, Naruto town, Chiba Pref., Japan, September 2003 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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