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Macromastix

Macromastix Stokes (ref. ID; 1618)

[ref. ID; 1618]
Free-swimming, somewhat like Dallingeria, but anterior region not constricted; three flagella from anterior end; one contractile vacuole; fresh water. (ref. ID; 1618)
  1. Macromastix lapsa Stokes (ref. ID; 1618)

Macromastix lapsa Stokes (ref. ID; 1618)

Descriptions

Ovoid; pond water. (ref. ID; 1618)

Measurements

Body 5.5 um long; anterior flagellum one-half and trailing flagella two to three times body length. (ref. ID; 1618)