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Khawkinea

Khawkinea Jahn & McKibben, 1937 (ref. ID; 4950)

Order Euglenales (ref. ID; 4826)

[ref. ID; 1618]
Similar to genus Euglena, but without chromatophores and thus permanently colorless; fresh water. (ref. ID; 1618)
  1. Khawkinea acutecaudata Skuja (ref. ID; 4950)
  2. Khawkinea halli Jahn & McKibben (ref. ID; 1618, 4950)
  3. Khawkinea ocellata (Khawkine) (ref. ID; 1618) or (Khawk.) Jahn & McKibben (ref. ID; 4950)
    Syn; Astasia ocellata Khawkine (ref. ID; 4950)
  4. Khawkinea quartana (Moroff) Jahn & McKibben, 1937 (ref. ID; 4950) reported author and year? (ref. ID; 4826)
    Syn; Astasia quartana (Mor.) Pringsheim (ref. ID; 4950); Euglena quartana Moroff (ref. ID; 4950)

Khawkinea halli Jahn & McKibben (ref. ID; 1618, 4950)

Descriptions

Fusiform; pellicle spirally striated; plastic; flagellum slightly longer than body; stigma 2-3 um in diameter, yellow-orange to reddish-orange, composed of many granules; numerous (25-100) paramylum bodies elliptical or polyhedral; putrid leaf infusion; saprozoic. (ref. ID; 1618)

Measurements

30-65 by 12-14 um; cysts 20-30 um in diameter. (ref. ID; 1618)

Khawkinea ocellata (Khawkine) (ref. ID; 1618) or (Khawk.) Jahn & McKibben (ref. ID; 4950)

Synonym

Astasia ocellata Khawkine (ref. ID; 4950)

Descriptions

Similar to K. halli; flagellum one and a half to two times body length; fresh water. (ref. ID; 1618)