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Petalomonas F.Stein 1859; 62 of 95 species descriptions are currently accepted taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry 2013).Order Sphenomonadales; Family PetalomonadaceaeSynonym: Cyclidium Dujardin 1841. |
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Colorless unicells with one emergent anterior flagellum, flattened (cf. Phacus), keels on convex side with an abundance of paramylon storage, 12 - 22 μm long. Cell walls are rigid (Leedale 1967). Osmotrophic and/or phagotrophic. |
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Eutrophic freshwater marshes, ponds and lakes, on organic sediments (Leedale 1967). |
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References: |
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Dujardin, F. 1841. Histoire naturelle des zoophytes-infusoires. Paris: Roret. Guiry, M.D. and Guiry, G.M. 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 February 2013. Leedale, G. F. 1967. Euglenoid flagellates. Prentice-Hall |
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