Flat heart flagellate

Flat heart flagellate
Systematics
without rank:	Euglenida
without rank:	Euglenophyceae
without rank:	Euglenea
without rank:	Euglenaceae
Genre :	Phacus
Type :	Flat heart flagellate
Scientific name
	Phacus pleuronectes
	( OV Müller ) Dujardin

The plate heart flagellate ( Phacus pleuronectes ) is a protist species from the genus Phacus . It occurs in stagnant, non-polluted waters.

features

Phacus pleuronectes is 45 to 100 micrometers long and 30 to 70 micrometers wide. The sting of the cells is crooked and short. One side of the body is flat, the other is arched and forms a ridge running through from front to back. The membrane is striped lengthways. The scourge is slightly longer than 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 pleuronectes 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 .