Euglenophyceae
: Euglenales
Mastigophora: Euglenida
Phacus
brevicaudatus
(Klebs) Lemmermann
Genus: Highly flattened; pellicle
firm
; body form
constant
(Kudo, 1966). Chloroplasts small, discoid, pyrenoids usually absent; most species
flat and leaf-shaped
; often with ridges or fins running helically or longitudinally (Illustrated Guide, 1985).
Species: |
Phacus brevicaudatus
(Klebs) Lemmermann or similar species, cell body
58
μm long,
50
μm wide, x 640, Tane-ike (pond), Togakushi highland, Shinano town, Nagano Pref., Japan, June 12, 2005 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
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