 
 
Euglenophyceae: 
Euglenales
Mastigophora: Euglenida
Euglena  gracilis
Klebs 1883
|  Species: 35-55 μm long, 
6-25 μm wide; 
cylindrical to elongate ovate; highly plastic; fusiform chloroplasts variable in number (Kudo, 1966).  
Less than 20 chloroplasts; paramylon (paramylum) body attached to each side of each chloroplast; 
tolerance of wide range of acidity, pH 3.5-9.9 (How to know the protozoa, 1979).  
35-65 μm long, 
5-15 μm wide; swim rapidly; 
chloroplasts 6-12 per cell, large flat, shield-shaped (Illustrated guide, 1985). Cell body fusiform or cylindrical, 40-65 μm long, 7-13 μm wide, 
posterior somewhat pointed, euglenoid movement active; 
chloroplasts saucer-shaped with wavy margin, 6-16 in number, 
a pyrenoid covered with paramylon sheath located at the center; 
a flagellum 1/2 to 2/3 of the body length; nucleus nearly spherical 7-8 μm in diam., 
stigma 3 μm 
(An Illustrated Guide to Freshwater Zooplankton in Japan, 2000).
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Euglena gracilis, 
tapered at rear, several large chloroplasts parietal, 
x 400, x 640, Tsukuba city, Ibaraki Pref., Japan, October 2000, collected by N. Kinoshita, photo by Y. Tsukii
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 31 μm
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 63 μm
 63 μm
 94 μm; x 640
 94 μm; x 640
 
 
Euglena gracilis, axenic culture (2PPYG), 
53 μm long, 
8 μm wide, 
tapered at rear, several large chloroplasts parietal, 
x 400, x 640, Tsukuba city, Ibaraki Pref., October 2000, collected by N. Kinoshita, photo by Y. Tsukii
 50 μm
 50 μm
 100 μm
 100 μm
 150 μm; x 400 :
 150 μm; x 400 : 
 31 μm
 31 μm
 63 μm
 63 μm
 94 μm; x 640
 94 μm; x 640
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Euglena gracilis, axenic culture (4YN), x 400, x 640, Tsukuba city, Ibaraki Pref., October 2000, collected by N. Kinoshita, photo by Y. Tsukii
 50 μm
 50 μm
 100 μm
 100 μm
 150 μm; x 400 :
 150 μm; x 400 : 
 31 μm
 31 μm
 63 μm
 63 μm
 94 μm; x 640
 94 μm; x 640
 
 
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