Wavy heart flagellate

Wavy heart flagellate
Systematics
without rank:	Euglenida
without rank:	Euglenophyceae
without rank:	Euglenea
without rank:	Euglenaceae
Genre :	Phacus
Type :	Wavy heart flagellate
Scientific name
	Phacus oscillans
	GA Klebs

The wavy heart flagellate ( Phacus oscillans ) is a protist species from the genus Phacus . It occurs in nutrient-poor waters and springs.

features

Phacus oscillans is 15 to 35 micrometers long. The cells are obovate and taper towards the rear end. The membrane is striped in a spiral. The side edges curl up asymmetrically against the concave side of the abdomen. On one side this curl is more pronounced at the front, on the other at the back. The scourge is as long as the body. The chloroplasts are disc-shaped.

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

Phacus oscillans 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