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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 similar variety ?), lorica 24 μm long (including collar, 2 μm long), 16 μm wide, L/W=, x 640, damp area at Kitamoto nature observation park, Kitamoto city, Saitama Pref., April 17, 2005 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
Trachelomonas

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