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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 29 μm long (including collar, 4 μm long, 5 μm wide), 17 μm wide, x 640, Demaru-nakago (near Shimo-Oyashiki), Kawajima (Kawashima) town, Saitama Pref., March 21, 2005 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
Trachelomonas Trachelomonas
Lorica 29 μm long (including collar, 4 μm long, 5 μm wide), 15 μm wide, x 640
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Lorica 27.5 μm long (including collar, 2.5 μm long, 5 μm wide), 16 μm wide, x 640
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