Genus:
Only 1 flagellum emergent from canal, colourless; eyespot absent;
cell body fusiform or elongated, plastic, with pronounced euglenoid movement;
many species, mostly freshwater (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Species:
Cell body spindle in shape, posterior end slightly pointed,
55-60 μm long, 8 μm wide
(fixed sample); a locomotive flagellum 1/3 0 1/2 of the cell body in length;
paramylon bodies bar-shaped or ellipsoidal, small
(An Illustrated Guide to Freshwater Zooplankton in Japan, 2000).
Cell body 70-96 μm long, 10-14 μm wide,
two large paramylon bodies ring-shaped
(An Illustrated Guide to Freshwater Zooplankton in Japan, 2000).
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