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Euglenophyceae: Euglenales
Euglenida:

Strombomonas acuminata
(Schmarda) Deflandre 1930 var. acuminata

Strombomonas acuminata Genus: Lorica has constricted neck instead of collar; lorica smooth; many species (How to know the protozoa, 1979).
Species: Lorica smooth, laterally depressed, 50-59 μm long, collar short cylindrical, posterior end tapered to form spiny projection (Illustrations of the Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Similar genus -->> Trachelomonas;


Strombomonas acuminata (Schmarda) Deflandre, by H. Yoshino
Strombomonas

Trachelomonas (Strombomonas) acuminata (Schmarda) Stein var. acuminata: Lorica smooth, laterally depressed, 50-59 μm long, collar short cylindrical, posterior end tapered to form spiny projection (Illustrations of the Fresh-water Algae, 1977).

Trachelomonas (Strombomonas) acuminata var. amphora Playfair: Lorica smooth, ovoid or broad ellipsoidal, 38 μm long, 23 μm wide, collar short cylindrical, posterior end tapered to form spiny projection (Illustrations of the Fresh-water Algae, 1977).


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