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Petalomonas (pet-al-owe-moan-ass), rigid heterotrophic (no plastids) euglenid, one emerging flagellum which points in front of the moving cells. The flagellum starts within the flagellar pocket (also called the reservoir) extends through a flagellar canal and out at or near the apex of the cell. Either absorbs soluble food or consumes small particles although no mouth is visible by light microscopy. Most species have longitudinal or slightly spiral ridges or folds. Mode of feeding is not clear. Common in freshwater and marine ecosystems. Differential interference contrast.  This picture was taken by David Patterson, Linda Amaral Zettler and Virginia Edgcomb of materials from sediments of the marine site, Eel Pond in Austumn 2000, spring and summer 2001. Image copyright: D. J. Patterson, L. Amaral-Zettler and V. Edgcomb, image used under license to MBL (micro*scope).

Petalomonas

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Petalomonas in other collections

Petalomonas abscissa, from Heterotrophic flagellates of marine habitats	Petalomonas boadicea, from Heterotrophic flagellates of marine habitats	Petalomonas cantuscygni, from Heterotrophic flagellates of marine habitats	Petalomonas carinata, from Heterotrophic flagellates of marine habitats	Petalomonas coxydensis, from Heterotrophic flagellates of marine habitats
Petalomonas excavata, from Heterotrophic flagellates of marine habitats	Petalomonas intortus, from Heterotrophic flagellates of marine habitats	Petalomonas iugosus, from Heterotrophic flagellates of marine habitats	Petalomonas labrum, from Heterotrophic flagellates of marine habitats	Petalomonas marginalis, from Heterotrophic flagellates of marine habitats
Petalomonas micra, from Heterotrophic flagellates of marine habitats	Petalomonas minor, from Heterotrophic flagellates of marine habitats	Petalomonas minuta, from Heterotrophic flagellates of marine habitats	Petalomonas ornata, from Heterotrophic flagellates of marine habitats	Petalomonas phacoides, from Heterotrophic flagellates of marine habitats
Petalomonas planus, from Heterotrophic flagellates of marine habitats	Petalomonas poosilla, from Heterotrophic flagellates of marine habitats	Petalomonas raiula, from Heterotrophic flagellates of marine habitats	Petalomonas spinifera, from Heterotrophic flagellates of marine habitats	Petalomonas virgatus, from Heterotrophic flagellates of marine habitats
Petalomonas involuta, from Protozoan biomonitors in China	Petalomonas mediocanellata, from Protozoan biomonitors in China	Petalomonas pusilla, from Protozoan biomonitors in China	Petalomonas steinii, from Protozoan biomonitors in China	Petalomonas pusilla, from Drawings of heterotrophic euglenids
Petalomonas intortus, from Drawings of flagellates	Petalomonas spinifera, from Drawings of flagellates	Petalomonas virgatus, from Drawings of flagellates	Petalomonas, from ATOL protistology workshop 2005	Petalomonas, from Protsville drawings of freshwater protists
Petalomonas, from Little Sippewissett salt marsh, Massachusetts, USA	Petalomonas poosilla, from Little Sippewissett salt marsh, Massachusetts, USA	Petalomonas, from Lamont Pond, freshwater, New York	Petalomonas, from Freshwater microbes - NW Australia	Petalomonas minuta, from Marine euglenids - NW Australia
Petalomonas pusilla, from Marine euglenids - NW Australia	Petalomonas, from Prawn Farm, Queensland, Australia	Petalomonas, from American Type Culture Collection	Petalomonas, from Pitcher Plants, Florida, USA	Petalomonas, from Lake Toolik, Arctic Alaska
Petalomonas abscissa, from Heterotrophic flagellates of Botany Bay, Sydney, Australia	Petalomonas intortus, from Heterotrophic flagellates of Botany Bay, Sydney, Australia	Petalomonas iugosus, from Heterotrophic flagellates of Botany Bay, Sydney, Australia	Petalomonas labrum, from Heterotrophic flagellates of Botany Bay, Sydney, Australia	Petalomonas marginalis, from Heterotrophic flagellates of Botany Bay, Sydney, Australia
Petalomonas minor, from Heterotrophic flagellates of Botany Bay, Sydney, Australia	Petalomonas minutus, from Heterotrophic flagellates of Botany Bay, Sydney, Australia	Petalomonas planus, from Heterotrophic flagellates of Botany Bay, Sydney, Australia	Petalomonas poosilla, from Heterotrophic flagellates of Botany Bay, Sydney, Australia	Petalomonas raiula, from Heterotrophic flagellates of Botany Bay, Sydney, Australia
Petalomonas spinifera, from Heterotrophic flagellates of Botany Bay, Sydney, Australia	Petalomonas virgatus, from Heterotrophic flagellates of Botany Bay, Sydney, Australia	Petalomonas marginalis, from Heterotrophic flagellates of Botany Bay, Sydney, Australia	Petalomonas, from Prawn Farm, Queensland, Australia