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Euglenida: Euglenales

 Trachelomonas playfairi
Deflandre

Trachelomonas playfairi 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 playfairi ??, similar to T. hexangulata Swirenko, 1914, lorica 41 μm long (collar 5 μm long), 23 μm wide, tapered at rear, surface granulated or covered with short spines, ? if so, x 400, x 640, Uruguay, November 1999, photo by Yuuji Tsukii
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