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Petalomonas excavata Skuja, 1939. Cells oval and a little flattened. Left side strongly convex, right side less convex. Cells 30-35 x 22-25 microns, 16-18 microns thick with a large median dorsal groove. Flagellum about cell length or slightly longer. Cell surface smooth, and cytoplasma hyaline filled with grains. Nucleus below the center or a little to the left side. Moves with a rather slow gliding. This is one of about 700 species of heterotrophic flagellates reported from marine environments. This information has been compiled by Won Je Lee (then of the School of Biological Sciences, University of Sydney, A Image copyright: Won-Je Lee, image used under license to MBL (micro*scope).
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Petalomonas excavata
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Heterotrophic flagellates of marine habitats
| Description of Petalomonas excavata: Cells oval and a little flattened. Left side strongly convex, right side less convex. Cells 30-35 x 22-25 microns, 16-18 microns thick with a large median dorsal groove. Flagellum about cell length or slightly longer. Cell surface smooth, and cytoplasma hyaline filled with grains. Nucleus below the center or a little to the left side. Moves with a rather slow gliding. |
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