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The World of Protozoa, Rotifera, Nematoda and Oligochaeta

Cryptoglena

Cryptoglena Ehrenberg, 1831 (ref. ID; 4950)

Order Euglenales (ref. ID; 4826)

[ref. ID; 1618]
Body rigid, flattened, two band-form chromatophores lateral; a single flagellum; nucleus posterior; among freshwater algae. One species. (ref. ID; 1618)
  1. Cryptoglena australis Playfair (ref. ID; 4950)
  2. Cryptoglena phacoidea Playfair (ref. ID; 4950)
  3. Cryptoglena pigra Ehrenberg (ref. ID; 1618, 3493, 3517, 4950) reported author and year? (ref. ID; 4826)

Cryptoglena pigra Ehrenberg (ref. ID; 1618, 3493, 3517, 4950) reported author and year? (ref. ID; 4826)

Descriptions

Ovoid, pointed posteriorly; flagellum short; stigma prominent; standing water. (ref. ID; 1618)

Measurements

10-15 by 6-10 um. (ref. ID; 1618)