Species:
Lorica cylindrical, both ends broad circular, 25-34 μm long, 15-19 μm wide,
collar absent
(An Illustrated Guide to Freshwater Zooplankton in Japan, 2000).
Similar species -- >>T. klebsii (cylindrical, spiny);
T. hispida (ellipsoidal, spiny);
T. abrupta (cylindrical/ellipsoidal, dotted);
T. lacustris (elongated cylindrical, dotted);
Trachelomonas allia (Drezepolski) Deflandre, collar absent,
lorica ellipsoidal, 28 μm long, 20 μm wide, covered with many spines,
x 640, wetland, near Town Hall, Shobu town, Saitama Pref., Japan, June 27, 2004 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640