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Euglena (you-glean-a) is the iconic genus of euglenoid flagellates. The body is typically spindle-shaped, although two flagella arise in a pocket within the cell only one emerges (and sometimes none). The body can squirm, and the cell has one to many chloroplasts. At the anterior of the body, a thin channel (flagellar canal) leads to the flagellar pocket, and alongside this is a contractile vacuole. A red eyespot or stigma is associated with the bottom of the flagellar canal. Phase contrast. This image taken by Michele Bahr and David Patterson of material collected from the water column and the margins of Lake Toolik (Alaska, USA) in August, 2001. Image copyright: Michele Bahr and D. J. Patterson, used under license to MBL (micro*scope).
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Euglena
From the collection
Lake Toolik, Arctic Alaska
| Description of Euglena: Euglenid flagellate, with one or more green plastid or plastids, elongate or ovoid cells, some cylindrical, others flattened and/or cork-screwed in shape; one or no emergent flagella; swimming involves helical rotation of the cell; most species squirm but a few are almost rigid; gliding occurs in some taxa; eyespot and flagellar swelling present; canal opening subapical; about 125 species, mostly freshwater, a few marine; widely studied. The genus has recently been revised, and those changes are not yet included in this web site. Type species: Euglena viridis (Muller) Ehrenberg. |
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Euglena in this collection |
Euglena in other collections
Euglena acus, from
Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere
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Euglena viridis, from
Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere
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Euglena acus, from
Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere
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Euglena acus, from
Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere
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Euglena caudata, from
Protozoan biomonitors in China
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Euglena chlamydophora, from
Protozoan biomonitors in China
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Euglena clara, from
Protozoan biomonitors in China
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Euglena clavata, from
Protozoan biomonitors in China
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Euglena deses, from
Protozoan biomonitors in China
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Euglena ehrenbergii, from
Protozoan biomonitors in China
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Euglena gasterosteus, from
Protozoan biomonitors in China
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Euglena geniculata, from
Protozoan biomonitors in China
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Euglena gracilis, from
Protozoan biomonitors in China
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Euglena intermedia, from
Protozoan biomonitors in China
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Euglena interrupta, from
Protozoan biomonitors in China
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Euglena lucens, from
Protozoan biomonitors in China
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Euglena mutabilis, from
Protozoan biomonitors in China
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Euglena oxyuris, from
Protozoan biomonitors in China
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Euglena pisciformis, from
Protozoan biomonitors in China
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Euglena proxima, from
Protozoan biomonitors in China
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Euglena sanguinea, from
Protozoan biomonitors in China
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Euglena spirogyra, from
Protozoan biomonitors in China
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Euglena tripteris, from
Protozoan biomonitors in China
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Euglena tristella, from
Protozoan biomonitors in China
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Euglena viridis, from
Protozoan biomonitors in China
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Euglena, from
Cumloden, Massachusetts, USA
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Euglena mutabilis, from
Microbes of Beauchamp hot springs
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Euglena, from
Microbes of Convict Lake
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Euglena acus, from
Images by Guy Brugerolle
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Euglena, from
ATOL protistology workshop 2005
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Euglena, from
ATOL protistology workshop 2005
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Euglena, from
ATOL protistology workshop 2005
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Euglena, from
Protsville
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Euglena gracilis, from
Protsville
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Euglena oxyuris, from
Protsville
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Euglena sanguinea, from
Cranberry bog
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Euglena sanguinea, from
Cranberry bog
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Euglena sanguinea, from
Cranberry bog
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Euglena velata, from
Cranberry bog
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Euglena velata, from
Cranberry bog
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Euglena velata, from
Cranberry bog
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Euglena, from
Protsville drawings of freshwater protists
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Euglena purpurea, from
Limnic and marine Protists of Northern Germany and the Alps
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Euglena purpurea, from
Limnic and marine Protists of Northern Germany and the Alps
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Euglena mutabilis, from
Lamont Pond, freshwater, New York
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Euglena sanguinea, from
Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere
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Euglena sanguinea, from
Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere
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Euglena sanguinea, from
Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere
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Euglena gigas, from
Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere
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Euglena gigas, from
Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere
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Euglena, from
Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere
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Euglena tripteris, from
Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere
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Euglena spirogyra, from
Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere
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Euglena mutabilis, from
Lamont Pond, freshwater, New York
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Euglena, from
Yellowstone National Park (Wyoming, USA)
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Euglena, from
Lamont Pond, freshwater, New York
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Euglena, from
Euglenids at Yellowstone
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Euglena, from
Euglenids at Yellowstone
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Euglena agilis, from
Freshwater euglenids - NW Australia
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Euglena agilis, from
Freshwater euglenids - NW Australia
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Euglena, from
Freshwater euglenids - NW Australia
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Euglena, from
Freshwater euglenids - NW Australia
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Euglena ehrenbergii, from
Freshwater euglenids - NW Australia
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Euglena ehrenbergii, from
Freshwater euglenids - NW Australia
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Euglena ehrenbergii, from
Freshwater euglenids - NW Australia
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Euglena gracilis, from
Freshwater euglenids - NW Australia
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Euglena, from
Freshwater euglenids - NW Australia
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Euglena mutabilis, from
Freshwater euglenids - NW Australia
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Euglena mutabilis, from
Freshwater euglenids - NW Australia
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Euglena mutabilis, from
Freshwater euglenids - NW Australia
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Euglena oblonga, from
Freshwater euglenids - NW Australia
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Euglena sanguinea, from
Freshwater euglenids - NW Australia
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Euglena sanguinea, from
Freshwater euglenids - NW Australia
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Euglena spirogyra, from
Freshwater euglenids - NW Australia
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Euglena velata, from
Freshwater euglenids - NW Australia
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Euglena velata, from
Freshwater euglenids - NW Australia
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Euglena velata, from
Freshwater euglenids - NW Australia
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Euglena velata, from
Freshwater euglenids - NW Australia
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Euglena oxyuris, from
Audley Bottom
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Euglena oxyuris, from
Audley Bottom
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Euglena gracilis, from
American Type Culture Collection
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Euglena mutabilis, from
Rio Tinto, acidic river, Spain
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Euglena, from
Cumloden, Massachusetts, USA
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Euglena oxyuris, from
Athens, Georgia, USA
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Euglena deses, from
Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere
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Euglena oxyuris, from
Athens, Georgia, USA
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Euglena mutabilis, from
Athens, Georgia, USA
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Euglena, from
Athens, Georgia, USA
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Euglena mutabilis, from
Rio Tinto, acidic river, Spain
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Euglena gracilis, from
American Type Culture Collection
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Euglena mutabilis, from
Davis Mine, USA
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Euglena mutabilis, from
Rio Tinto, acidic river, Spain
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Euglena oxyuris, from
Athens, Georgia, USA
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Euglena oxyuris, from
Athens, Georgia, USA
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Euglena deses, from
Little Sippewissett salt marsh, Massachusetts, USA
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Euglena oxyuris, from
Athens, Georgia, USA
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Euglena oxyuris, from
Athens, Georgia, USA
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