Mutable eye animal

Mutable eye animal
Systematics
without rank: Euglenozoa without rank: Euglenida without rank: Euglenophyceae without rank: Euglenea Genre : Eye animals ( euglena ) Type : Mutable eye animal
Scientific name
Euglena variabilis
GAKlebs , 1883

The mutable eye animal ( Euglena variabilis ) is a species of protists from the genus of the eye animals ( Euglena ). It occurs in eutrophic, plant-rich waters.

features

Euglena variabilis is 30 to 45 micrometers long. The cells are very mobile and have a short tip. There are chloroplasts -Scheibchen present. The scourge is two to three times the length of the body. The eye spot is deep dark red and noticeably large.

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 variabilis at www.algaebase.org