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Description:
Phacus longicaudus (Ehrenberg) Dujardin,1841, relatively large euglenoid flagellate with flattened rigid pellicle having longitudinal striations. The posterior end is drawn out into a slender slightly curved spinous process. Many pale green discoid chloroplasts.Annular central paramylon body. Red stigma. This individual has shed its flagellum. Slow swimmer. From freshwater pond near Boise, Idaho; 43°19'07.45"N. 115°27'31.99"W, elev.4712 ft.DIC.
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- Biota
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Protista
- Eozoa
- Euglenozoa
- Euglenophyta
- Euglenoidea
- Euglenophyceae
- Euglenales
- Phacaceae
- Phacus (phacus)
- Phacus longicaudus
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