Heart flagellate

Heart flagellate
Systematics
without rank:	Euglenida
without rank:	Euglenophyceae
without rank:	Euglenea
without rank:	Euglenaceae
Genre :	Phacus
Type :	Heart flagellate
Scientific name
	Phacus longicauda
	( OV Müller ) Dujardin

The heart flagellate ( Phacus longicauda ) is a protist species from the genus Phacus . It occurs in stagnant waters.

features

Phacus longicauda is 85 to 115 micrometers long. The cells are flattened and completely rigid. They have a stinger at their rear end that is as long as the body. The cell membrane is firm and has smooth, raised longitudinal ridges. These converge in two centers at the mouth of the scourge sac. The scourge has a screwy band of unilateral hairs. The eye spot is large and bright red. There are numerous chloroplast discs present. The cells swim slowly rotating because they are easily twisted in themselves.

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 longicauda 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 .