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Heliozoea: Desmothoracida

 Clathrulina elegans
Cienkowski, 1867 (Page & Siemensma, 1991; Illustrated guide, 2000)

Clathrulina elegans Genus: Body fills porous siliceous envelope, a pseudopodium (axopodium) through each pore; on a stalk (How to know the protozoa, 1979). Organic capsule with polygonal pores; cell body near the capsule; colonial or single (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Species:
Similar genus -->> Hedriocystis;

Clathrulina elegans Cienkowski, capsule 42 μm in diam., cell body 26 μm in diam., undergoing formation of porous siliceous envelope (capsule), x 400, x 640, rice field, Higashi-sano (near Minami-kamishiro railway station), Hakuba village, Nagano Pref., Japan, October 3, 2004 by Y. Tsukii
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Capsule 40 μm in diam., cell body 22 μm in diam., nucleus spherical 7 μm in diam., axopodia 40-45 μm long, x 640
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Capsule 41 μm in diam., cell body 24 μm in diam., x 640
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Clathrulina elegans Cienkowski, cell body μm long, μm wide, x 400, x 640, rice field, Higashi-sano (near Minami-kamishiro railway station), Hakuba village, Nagano Pref., Japan, October 3, 2004 by Y. Tsukii
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C. elegans Leidy: Filopodia in early stages later become axopodial after skeleton is formed; on a stalk 150-200 μm tall; fresh water (How to know the protozoa, 1979).

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