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Spongomonas - a heterotrophic flagellate. The cells are spherical and give rise to two flagella that are slightly different in length. The cells form colonies, being embedded in a common mucous matrix that is made up of small globules of orange or brown mucus. This species forms sausage-shaped colonies that are up to a millimetre in length. Phase contrast micrograph.  These images were taken of protozoa among marginal debris in the slow moving freshwater stream at Audley in New South Wales Australia by Feng Wie-Song and D. J. Patterson. Image copyright: Wie-Song Feng and D. J. Patterson, image used under license to MBL (micro*scope).

Spongomonas

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Spongomonas in this collection

Spongomonas colony

Spongomonas colonies

Spongomonas colony

Spongomonas in other collections

Spongomonas intestinalis, from Cranberry bog	Spongomonas intestinalis, from Cranberry bog	Spongomonas, from Protsville drawings of freshwater protists	Spongomonas uvella, from Limnic and marine Protists of Northern Germany and the Alps	Spongomonas uvella, from Limnic and marine Protists of Northern Germany and the Alps
Spongomonas, from Cumloden, Massachusetts, USA	Spongomonas, from Cumloden, Massachusetts, USA	Spongomonas, from Cumloden, Massachusetts, USA	Spongomonas, from Cumloden, Massachusetts, USA	Spongomonas, from Cumloden, Massachusetts, USA
Spongomonas, from Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere	Spongomonas, from Freshwater and Terrestrial Microbes of Idaho (USA) and Elsewhere	Spongomonas, from Lake Donghu, China