Lepocinclis
fusiformis
(Carter) Lemmermann emend. Conrad, 1934
(H.J. Carter) Lemmermann 1901 (John et al. eds. 2002)
Species: Cell body
lemon-shaped
, slightly compressed, anterior tapered with blunt end, posterior slightly pointed;
25-51
μm long,
12-39
μm wide; locomotive flagellum
1-1.5
longer than the body; paramylon bodies
ring-shaped curved along the cell periphery
, usually
two
in number; an opening of the canal located at the anterior end; pellicle
spirally striated
at left hand (An Illustrated Guide to Freshwater Zooplankton in Japan, 2000).
Similar species -->
L. wangi
; L. steinii; L. teres;
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