pellicle
Description:
Euglena oxyuris, one of the larger (but not largest) euglenids, broad front end, and with a posterior spike. No emergent flagellum, moves by gliding across the substrate. With obvious red eye spot and large paramylon granules. This image is of the pellicle, showing the folded nature that is distinctive for euglenids. Differential interference contrast.
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- Life (creatures)
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Excavates (excavates)
- Discoba (Jakobids)
- Euglenozoa
- Euglenida (euglenoides)
- Euglenales
- Phacaceae
- Lepocinclis
- Lepocinclis oxyuris
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- A. Feng, Wie-Song and D. J. Patterson
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