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Name derivation:
True little changer -- True Eu- little changer –treptiella
Morphology:
Free swimming unicell, green (numerous chloroplasts), with two emergent flagella unequal in length (different from Eutreptia). An eyespot is present.
Similar genera:
Eutreptia has two flagella of equal length.
Habitat:
Typically found in brackish and marine environment, where it sometimes forms blooms.
References:
Graham, L. and Wilcox, L. 2000. Algae. Prentice-Hall Jaeger, E. C. 1944. A source-book of biological names and terms. Charles C. Thomas, publisher Leedale G. F. 1967. Euglenoid flagellates. Prentice-Hall