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Euglenophyceae: Euglenales
Mastigophora: Euglenida

Trachelomonas dybowskii
Drezepolski, 1921

Trachelomonas dybowskii 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: Lorica broad ellipsoidal, 16-22 μm long, 12-18 μm wide, surface smooth, no collar (An Illustrated Guide to Freshwater Zooplankton in Japan, 2000). Lorica 16-32 μm long, 10-18 μm wide, (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).


Trachelomonas dybowskii Drezepolski 1921, lorica 25 μm long, 23 μm wide, L/W=1.1, flagellum 60 μm long, x 640, Suiren-numa (pond), near Hakkoda mountain, Towada city (formerly Towadako town), Aomori Pref., Japan, July 17, 2005 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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