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Euglenophyceae: Euglenales
Mastigophora: Euglenida

Phacus sp.

Phacus Genus: Highly flattened; pellicle firm; body form constant (Kudo, 1966). Chloroplasts small, discoid, pyrenoids usually absent; most species flat and leaf-shaped; often with ridges or fins running helically or longitudinally (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Species:


Phacus sp., cell body 82 μm long, 46 μm wide, L/W=, x 640, Lake Biwa near Irie bridge, Maibara city (formerly Maihara town), Shiga Pref., Japan, June 30, 2008, by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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Images of collecting locality: Lake Biwa near Irie bridge, Maibara city (formerly Maihara town), Shiga Pref., Japan, June 30, 2008, by Y. Tsukii


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