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DIVISION
CLASS
ORDER
Euglenales
FAMILY
Euglenaceae (1)
GENUS
SPECIES
Euglena acusformis, Schiller J.,
IMAGES
Morphological Characteristics

Single-celled, fusiform with an elongated and pointed apex. In the cytoplasm there are numerous small green discoid chloroplasts. The cell is characterised by the presence of a single flagellum.

Morphological Data
Distinctive morphometric characters
  • Cell Length: from 40 to 50 µm
Distribution

Species typical of coastal and oceanic waters.

Distribution: in Europe: Romania (Caraus 2002, Caraus 2012).

Notes

Toxicity:

Not reported.

Resistence Stages:

Not reported.

References

The algae of Romania., Studii si Cercetari, Universitatea Bacau, Biologie 7, Caraus I., 2002, 1-694

Algae of Romania. A distributional checklist of actual algae. Version 2.3 third revision., Bacau: Univ. Bacau., Caraus I., 2012,

SHAPE
Shape Type
complex
Shape Unit
Cell
Cod:
20 - Half Ellipsoid + Cone on elliptic base
Surface Area
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