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Euglenophyceae: Euglenales
Mastigophora: Euglenida

 Trachelomonas volzii
var. cylindracea Playfair 1915

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 volzii var. cylindracea Playfair 1915 (or T. dubia ?), lorica 27 μm long, 14 μm wide, collar 4 μm long, x 640, Omine-numa (pond/marsh), Tsukiyono town, Gunma Pref., Japan, September 2003 by Y. Tsukii
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