Euglena texta

Euglena texta
Systematics
without rank:	Euglenozoa
without rank:	Euglenida
without rank:	Euglenophyceae
without rank:	Euglenea
Genre :	Eye animals ( euglena )
Type :	Euglena texta
Scientific name
	Euglena texta
	( Dujardin ) Huebner 1886

Euglena texta is a species from the genus Euglena . It occurs in plankton in strongly eutrophic stagnant waters. It is sporadically found en masse in shallow waters.

features

Euglena texta is a 50 to 60 micrometer large stripe green sphere. The cells are almost spherical. The pellicle is completely rigid and has stripes. The chloroplasts are hexagonal. The paramylum starch bodies are slightly smaller than the chloroplasts. The eye spot is red.

supporting documents

Individual evidence

^ ^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 texta at www.algaebase.org

[Wassertropfen-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 .