 
 Acanthocystis turfacea
Acanthocystis turfacea
Carter, 1863
|  Genus: Free-living; skeleton with or without coat; cuirass made of scales and of the basal part 
of the spicules; coat indistinguishable (Illustrated Guide, 1985).  
Siliceous scales arranged tangentially and radiating siliceous spines with pointed or 
bifurcated ends; (Kudo, 1966). Species: Body contains zoochlorellae; long & short glassy spicules 
(How to know the protozoa, 1979).
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Other endosymbioses
Acanthocystis turfacea Carter, 
cell body  μm long,  μm wide, L/W=, 
x 640, No.2, Near Omine-numa (pond/marsh), Omine, Minakami town (formerly Tsukiyono town), Gunma Pref., Japan, October 12, 2008 by Y. Tsukii
 31 μm
 31 μm
 63 μm
 63 μm
 94 μm; x 640
 94 μm; x 640
 
 
 
 
 
Images of collecting locality: 
No.2, Near Omine-numa (pond/marsh), Omine, Minakami town (formerly Tsukiyono town), Gunma Pref., Japan, October 12, 2008 by Y. Tsukii
 
 
 
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