Euglenophyceae:
Euglenales
Mastigophora: Euglenida
Trachelomonas pusilla
Playfair 1915
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:
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Trachelomonas pusilla Playfair (left),
lorica 18 μm long, 14 μm wide, L/W=,
right: Tetraselmis sp.,
x 640, Nakai-numa park, Nakai, Yoshikawa city, Saitama Pref., Japan, April 9, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Images of collecting locality:
Nakai-numa park, Nakai, Yoshikawa city, Saitama Pref., Japan, April 9, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
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