Ground-living eye animal

Ground-living eye animal
Systematics
without rank: Euglenozoa without rank: Euglenida without rank: Euglenophyceae without rank: Euglenea Genre : Eye animals ( euglena ) Type : Ground-living eye animal
Scientific name
Euglena terricola
(Dang.) Lemmermann , 1910

The ground-living eye animal ( Euglena terricola ) is a protist species from the genus of the eye animal ( Euglena ). It occurs in stagnant water in the bottom sludge.

features

Euglena terricola is 65 to 95 microns long. The cells are long-cylindrical and pointed at the rear end. They are very metabolic and agile. The membrane is striped with delicate screws. There are numerous ligamentous chloroplasts present. The scourge is half the length of the body.

supporting documents

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} Heinz Streble , Dieter Krauter : Life in the water drop. Microflora and microfauna of freshwater. An identification book. Franckh-Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-440-11966-2

Web links

• Euglena terricola at www.algaebase.org